Are you considering a boat renaming ceremony for your vessel? It can be an amazing opportunity to embrace the tradition of some important rites that are specific to owning and honoring a boat, but it’s also essential to select a ceremony appropriate for the size, shape, and type of your craft. But with so many…
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Yacht Documentation: How It Can Protect Your Investment?
Yacht documentation can be a complex and sometimes confusing process. However, no matter how complex it is, you need to have it documented. Otherwise, you cannot legally use it in the water. Thankfully, though, you do not need to handle everything associated with it. You may use our documentation service to help you document your…
Registering Your Vessel with NVDC Forms
As the owner of a brand-new vessel, you want to show it off, and you also want to protect it, and make sure that it will be safe in US waters. You also want to make sure that if you are stopped by state led marine patrols that you are able to provide them with…
What is Abstract of Title for a Boat?
If you are just starting out in your journey of being a boat owner, then it might be fair to assume that you are not yet versed in all of the different rules, regulations, and terminology that are used in the world of vessel ownership and boating. Not all of it is necessary to know…
Do You Need a USCG Documentation Number When Renewing Your Vessel?
Vessel documentation offers a lot of benefits, especially for boat owners. You can sail on international waters and are allowed to fly the US flag. However, documentation is required to be renewed every year. When renewing it, you will need several documents. Is the USCG documentation number one of them? What is the Use of…
Understand United States Coast Guard Documentation: Notice of Claim of Lien
Have you been considering filing a “Notice of Claim of Lien” against someone but aren’t entirely sure what that would entail? Does a vessel owner owe you for work that you did but has not paid up? If so, then we can help you with some parts of the process. At the Maritime Documentation Center,…