Coast Guard Boat Registration Database: Getting On and Staying There

Does it feel like getting onto the Coast Guard boat registration database is more difficult than it should be? Have you gone online to try and register your vessel yet, after you had done so, found that it was just too much trouble? If your vessel is a certain size and you’re going to use…

Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center: Stay Safe in Summer

Did you spend all winter cooped up, waiting for the moment when you could take your boat back out on the water? Has it just been too long since you took your vessel on the rolling waves and under the warm sun? Summer is finally here in North America, and it’s time to get back…

A USCG Portal Designed for the Modern Vessel Owner

Does it feel like every USCG portal that’s “easy to use” is actually anything but? Have you felt like these online documentation sites were designed for someone other than vessel owners? That’s how we felt. That’s one of the many reasons that we started the Maritime Documentation Center. We wanted there to be a vessel…

A Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Team on Your Side

Are you tired of filling out Coast Guard vessel documentation on your own? Does it seem like this is something that you have to do without anyone being able to help you? We hear you loud and clear. The truth is that, for many, completing boat documentation is a lonely process. You have to figure…

Acquiring a Coast Guard Documentation Number Simply and Easily

Are you in the process of figuring out whether or not you want to get a Coast Guard documentation number? Have you looked into it and are still on the fence? The truth is that documenting a vessel isn’t an option for every vessel. Indeed, some don’t qualify. By that same token, there are those…

Coast Guard Documentation Lookup Before you Buy: the Abstract of Title

Have you been researching a vessel before you purchase it but just aren’t sure what information you can trust? Does it seem like all of the information you find online about one vessel or another just doesn’t seem accurate? These are common, understandable problems that vessel owners have often. No one wants to buy something…