Documentation Services

BON DIA

BON DIA

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Oct 5, 2006
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Boerne TX / Lake Travis AUS TX
Boat Info
'05 340DA, C80 w/ 2KW Radar
Engines
6.2s w/Vdrive
Getting close to finalizing purchase. Seller's boat is USCG documented & has a lien. We want to continue the documentation, will not have a lien.

Any recommendations?

Anything special come to mind that we should ask for?
 
BoatUS has documentation services but you might be able to either do it yourself or find someone cheaper.
 
Info is on CG site. Will need a notarized statement from current lienholder showing note paid. It's all pretty straightforward, just takes awhile to go through.
 
DIY - save the $300-500 from a service. The fee to transfer documentation is around $90. I did the same exact transfer with this boat 7 years ago and it went very smoothly using the website and I believe one phone call to verify I was filling out a form correctly.
 
Exactly !!!

rondds said:
DIY - save the $300-500 from a service. The fee to transfer documentation is around $90. I did the same exact transfer with this boat 7 years ago and it went very smoothly using the website and I believe one phone call to verify I was filling out a form correctly.
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Did mine on a repo'd boat - the only thing I needed was a copy of the orig note, a release from the bank and you are GTG - saving yourself some $$$.
 
Bugsy24 said:
They are severely backed up, expect it to take at least 6 to 8 weeks!
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Ahhh, something I have become an expert on! And it will not take JUST 6 to 8 weeks...more like 16-20 weeks! Seriously.

Go to the USCG National Vessel Documentation Center. Click on the link to the left "Case Processing Dates". Look at the "Recreational Reissue" row...that's where it stands right now: 10/1/2010

I submitted my documentation transfer back on the 23rd of October. According to the above info, I am hoping to get the paperwork sometime in February, *if* I'm lucky.

You need to fill out two forms. A "Bill of Sale" (have the previous owner complete it and notarize it), and the "Application For Initial Issue, Exchange, Or Replacement Of Certificate Of Documentation; Redocumentation (CG-1258)".

Get both here. Instructions for completing the forms can be found here.

Hurry up! As it was for me, I ran the month of November "illegally" because I was not USCG documented, nor state registered. But I had all my paperwork in order on the boat to prove I was in the process of having it done, if I were ever to get stopped. With such a lag, there's no recourse other than to not use your boat. I'm just glad I purchased mine at the end of a season instead of the beginning!

Tom
 
My experience was completely different. Took them about a month. Granted, that was in 2004 - they were probably better funded at that time.

I don't think using a service is going to expedite things any, unless they peel off a ben franklin from all that extra coin they charged you to "grease the wheel."
 
It's an easy DIY that Marine Max and others prey on unsuspectiing newbies to the documentation process. DAMHIK.

As long as you have proof that you have applied for documentation onboard, that is all you need. The USCG knows how backed up things are.
 
GOOD JOB! Here to help if I can.
 
dpmulvey said:
It's an easy DIY that Marine Max and others prey on unsuspectiing newbies to the documentation process. DAMHIK.

As long as you have proof that you have applied for documentation onboard, that is all you need. The USCG knows how backed up things are.
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Sorry I haven't been following this as attentively as I should have. Note the USCG understands that they are behind. Some states are not so generous. When we bought our boat we were warned by the dealer not to take the boat up to Maine (for us its only about 35nm away) until we had the actual document in hand. In Mass and New Hampshire we were ok to operate the boat with just the application and the blue confirmation card the UCG sends you to let you know they got the paperwork. Check with the state where you will be boating to find out what their policy is on the matter.

Henry
 
Henry Boyd said:
Sorry I haven't been following this as attentively as I should have. Note the USCG understands that they are behind. Some states are not so generous. When we bought our boat we were warned by the dealer not to take the boat up to Maine (for us its only about 35nm away) until we had the actual document in hand. In Mass and New Hampshire we were ok to operate the boat with just the application and the blue confirmation card the UCG sends you to let you know they got the paperwork. Check with the state where you will be boating to find out what their policy is on the matter.

Henry
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That is interesting. I would expect better from Maine. The doc number is not going to change. Maybe their brains hadn't thawed out yet.:huh::grin:
 
Henry Boyd said:
Sorry I haven't been following this as attentively as I should have. Note the USCG understands that they are behind. Some states are not so generous. When we bought our boat we were warned by the dealer not to take the boat up to Maine (for us its only about 35nm away) until we had the actual document in hand. In Mass and New Hampshire we were ok to operate the boat with just the application and the blue confirmation card the UCG sends you to let you know they got the paperwork. Check with the state where you will be boating to find out what their policy is on the matter.

Henry
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Government at it's best. :smt021
 
BON DIA said:
OK guys, going to do it myself, standby for questions ~ Feb 15th.
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Good deal. But it really is easy. Form is only two pages, pretty self explanatory.

Just remember you can perform all the changes at once...new owners, new hailing port, and new boat name. If you don't do them all at once, it's the same fee later to just change one of 'em! It made naming the boat a top priority before we sent in that form. :smt001
 
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