Owning a boat is an exciting venture and one of the best parts about it is being able to explore different waterways. While you may feel ready to set out on your journey, you may have to document your vessel first. There are some who can choose to document a vessel and there are those…
Are you a boat owner looking to spend some time out on the open water? Before you hit the waves, it’s vital that you create a float plan. But, if you’re like many vessel owners, you’ve probably asked “A float plan should contain what information?”How would one compose one for themselves and their vessel? Creating…
Making any large purchase in life always requires great thought on your part. You never just jump into buying a house or a car without looking everything over, performing inspections, and doing research on the home or car you want to buy. If you are considering purchasing a commercial boat or large recreational vessel, you…
USCG boat owners want a search method that is user-friendly, reasonable, and dependable while looking for a vessel documentation search. Because of this, we built a search engine specifically for vessel documentation. You can rapidly obtain the information you want using the Maritime Documentation Center’s search engine, which will enable you to go back out…
If your vessel is used for commercial purposes and it exceeds the net weight of 5 tons, it needs to be registered with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). If you use your boat recreationally and it also has 5 net tons or more you can choose to get USCG documented as well. Why would…
Boat Licenses, state registration numbers, official numbers, documented vessels, unregistered boats, USCG, NVDC… if you don’t know what these words mean we have got you covered. We will tell you everything about them so you are able to process your initial vessel documentation by yourself and you know what you are doing. But that’s not…