Do you have your eye on that boat you saw down at the marina with the “For Sale” sign on it? Maybe you saw one listed on a local community website or online elsewhere and it seems to be just what you have been looking for. Deciding you want to buy a boat can be…
The day has come where you are getting the boat you purchased delivered to your local marina. You proudly go down to watch them as they place it in the water for you, and you walk around on the deck, thinking about all the good times you are going to have using this new purchase…
If owning a commercial vessel has long been a goal of yours so you can conduct business using a boat on the waters in the U.S., you will quickly find out that there are many restrictions and regulations that you must adhere to along the way. One of the most important issues for you to…
The “Preferred Ship Mortgage” is one of the ways that you can go about securing boat loans. Typically, this particular kind of mortgage is for vessels that are over 26 feet in length. For boats that are smaller than that, the title and a notation of the security interest recorded on the title should be…
Are you a boat owner curious about the difference between Coast Guard registration vs. state registration?? If this is the case, this blog is a perfect fit for your needs. States have their kind of voluntary boat registry that must be opted into to use the advantages of the Coast Guard’s mandated registration. Boat owners…
If you’re a boat owner, you’re probably aware of the need to keep your documentation up to date. It’s important to verify the state of your boat documentation regularly to be informed of any changes and make the necessary adjustments. The failure to have the proper documentation on hand may result in your vessel being…
If you were over there, scrolling through the internet, looking for how much does it cost to renew boat documentation, congratulations! You have come to the right place. The Maritime Documentation Center will explain to you in this article not only the price of the renewal but also the definition of the documentation, what to…
You have successfully applied for Coast Guard documentation for your vessel. This means that you have completed all the forms and received a certificate of documentation. After all that hard work, you may be very disappointed to discover that the documentation is only valid for a year. Each year, you will receive notification that your…
Of all of the different forms on our vessel documentation services site, the MARAD Waiver, or the MARAD Small Vessel Waiver Program, specifically, is one that we get the most questions about. To be clear, this is not a kind of vessel documentation that will apply to all that many boat owners. That being said,…
Changing the boat name and hailing port is a cinch when you know where to go. If you own a boat, there’s a high chance you’ve thought of renaming it or altering the port from where it is hailed at least once. Then again, maybe you’ve already done it. Congratulations, if that’s the case since…