If you are thinking about documenting your boat with the US Coast Guard, it is pertinent to know what steps are involved in coast guard boat documentation. Most importantly, you must first determine whether your boat can be registered. If it can, how long will it take for the process to complete? Coast Guard Boat…
As a vessel owner, you know how many demands there are on your time. A vessel is seemingly always in need of some improvement, some work, some form of maintenance. This is true in the middle of summer, the middle of winter, the middle of a ride on the water and basically any other time.…
Once you take ownership of the boat you have been looking at, you want to think about the best ways available to you to get it registered. If you have a large pleasure craft like a yacht, you do have options for registration open to you. For commercial boat owners, the law dictates that you…
As the temperature outside begins to rise, many people will go out on the lake for weekend vacations and boating excursions. Before setting sail in your boat, you must familiarize yourself with the many Coast Guard boat requirements. During the summer, being familiar with the regulations might assist keep you and your passengers safe. It’s…
When it comes to secured financing, a preferred ship mortgage is a special kind of secured loan against maritime assets, most often vessels and cargo. It is an exciting alternative for owners of ships and boats searching for financing since the interest rates are pretty cheap and several lenders provide these products. The marine sector…
Owners of registered boats will be relieved to learn that their vessel documentation portal is now secured with SSL encryption, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. SSL encryption may be a familiar concept, but do you know it? Encrypted information you submit on a website may be sent across the internet using SSL, which stands…