USCG Documentation paperwork

BigJoeB said:
Hello fellow sea ray owners,

Maybe in of you will know this answer. I am in the process of the documentation and they need a certificate of build. I called Sea Ray today and spoke to someone who sent me a basic list of the boat information (HIN# , build date and ship date with all boat options) they told me there is not much more that they have since it’s a 1992 . I have an old copy of original bill of sale from dealership from the first owner . ‍♂️‍♂️‍♂️LoL
This boat since it’s over 5net tons it’s needs it for me to charter it. My last searay wasn’t this .

so, anyone have a direction opinion.? Thanks for any input
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This company is in your neck of the woods. She has been helpful, but the USCG is behind (COVID), so not a quick process.
If you end up needing an assist getting your USCG documentation contact Carrie at;
Carrie Schmidt
President
Annapolis Yacht Documentation
6 Dock Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
443-949-9462
443-949-9759 fax
www.aydserv.com
 
Thanks. Good info. Owners documenting their boats should also be aware that due to the Pandemic things have slowed down a lot at NVDC and it may take a much longer time before you get your documentation. I spoke to one person who said it took six months but I think it was due to the boat being an unusual case. He bought a vessel that was owned by state of California that had never been registered or documented (a public vessel) and the builder was long out of business. I would think no more than 2 or three months right now.
 
A word of caution to anyone using a doc service to handle their USCG paperwork .....

In my case it was "included" in the closing paperwork. Between the seller's broker and the doc service they used, it has turned into an absolute CLUSTER----

Over six months later and I'm still fighting to get it resolved.

The doc service tried to throw the USCG under the bus, saying they "lost" the app, but I had nice long call with a USCG officer and she implied (w/o coming right out and saying) that the doc service is FOS and they never submitted it in the first place. All I want to do is get out on the water :mad:

Caveat Emptor.
 
Phil S said:
A word of caution to anyone using a doc service to handle their USCG paperwork .....

In my case it was "included" in the closing paperwork. Between the seller's broker and the doc service they used, it has turned into an absolute CLUSTER----

Over six months later and I'm still fighting to get it resolved.

The doc service tried to throw the USCG under the bus, saying they "lost" the app, but I had nice long call with a USCG officer and she implied (w/o coming right out and saying) that the doc service is FOS and they never submitted it in the first place. All I want to do is get out on the water :mad:

Caveat Emptor.
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same thing happened to the previous owner on our boat, they only owned it for a year and the doc company lost their app and never issued it. I ended up registering it in my name directly with the CG and it took about 5 months from submission
 
yobub said:
Renewed mine online on Saturday, arrived in the mail today. Somebody has their act together.
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Any chance you can work magic on my transfer application? Something tells me Maureen Max taking 7 months to do this might be a world record. It's not like I'm launching next week with no registration or anything. Or that MM charges you $500 to do a $100 app and manages to NOT do it.
 
I received my USCG documentation renewal in early May, plenty of time before my expiration date at the end of June. I fill out the appropriate documents and submit a multi year renewal via email as directed. I received an electronic receipt of documents being received.

A few weeks go by and I do not see my documents being worked on by checking on the online tool https://cgmix.uscg.mil/VDS/SearchAndReturn/Search.aspx

I call and speak to someone at the NVDC and they say they cannot find my documents. They ask me to resubmit which I do. I also requested they call me back to confirm. They indeed called the next day to confirm receipt, but told me they cannot expedite it. It took about 2.5 weeks for them to process the renewal and I am expecting to receive my new multi-year documentation by the end of the month.

Just a word of caution to follow up on any documents you submit to the NVDC.
 
I receive the renewal notice in the mail, sign it, put a check in the envelope. 2-3 weeks later I get the new documentation.....every time, so far.:)
 
Shaps said:
I received my USCG documentation renewal in early May, plenty of time before my expiration date at the end of June. I fill out the appropriate documents and submit a multi year renewal via email as directed. I received an electronic receipt of documents being received.

A few weeks go by and I do not see my documents being worked on by checking on the online tool https://cgmix.uscg.mil/VDS/SearchAndReturn/Search.aspx

I call and speak to someone at the NVDC and they say they cannot find my documents. They ask me to resubmit which I do. I also requested they call me back to confirm. They indeed called the next day to confirm receipt, but told me they cannot expedite it. It took about 2.5 weeks for them to process the renewal and I am expecting to receive my new multi-year documentation by the end of the month.

Just a word of caution to follow up on any documents you submit to the NVDC.
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Don't feel bad mine took 7 months :eek:

One thing I don't like about that lookup system is that it will show your docs in progress, but once they are done, they disappear instead of saying done/complete/etc.
 
Phil S said:
Don't feel bad mine took 7 months :eek:

One thing I don't like about that lookup system is that it will show your docs in progress, but once they are done, they disappear instead of saying done/complete/etc.
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agreed. And there appears to be a lag between the docs no longer being in progress and the update of the expiration date on the website.
 
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some how my renewal was lost in the system a while ago. Could have been the mail but I don't know. I ended up paying a late fee plus the cost of Fed Ex to straighten things out. After that experience I began renewing on line with a credit card. Less chance of a screw up. Also, having a expiration date during layup season give you time to resolve screw ups and not detract from your boating season.
 
sbw1 said:
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some how my renewal was lost in the system a while ago. Could have been the mail but I don't know. I ended up paying a late fee plus the cost of Fed Ex to straighten things out. After that experience I began renewing on line with a credit card. Less chance of a screw up. Also, having a expiration date during layup season give you time to resolve screw ups and not detract from your boating season.
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My renewal was last November which I did online. In April I logged in to check status as nothing received only to find it showed expired so I did it again and paid again. Two weeks ago I received an email regarding my second application with an "Output Packet" explaining that the renewal could not be processed because the COD expired. So then I had to file a form CG-1258 for Re-instatement and pay again but this time $84..... Still waiting....
What I'm finding out is they have limited access into pay.gov to verify in fact funds were tendered and possibly the NVDC never received record. So I figured I'd just pay again and again......
 
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ttmott said:
My renewal was last November which I did online. In April I logged in to check status as nothing received only to find it showed expired so I did it again and paid again. Two weeks ago I received an email regarding my second application with an "Output Packet" explaining that the renewal could not be processed because the COD expired. So then I had to file a form CG-1258 for Re-instatement and pay again $84..... Still waiting....
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Even though it is unfair and would be rectified if this were a business, it is impossible to plead your case. I was never able to get a person to answer the phone. Our government is so unresponsive to taxpayers.
 
They send me a renewal form in the mail, I send back the signed form with a check and receive my document in two to three weeks.
Every year, even during COVID this has been the case. My Doc renews in February.
 
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Even though it is unfair and would be rectified if this were a business, it is impossible to plead your case. I was never able to get a person to answer the phone. Our government is so unresponsive to taxpayers.
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Interesting, I did have to wait about 20-30 mins on hold but I did speak to someone at the NVDC and as i said, they did follow up with me the next day to confirm their receipt of my documents (the 2nd time).

@ttmott
i was thinking in the back of my mind about pay.gov might be an issue, but for multi year you had to send in the credit card authorization form along with the renewal CG-7042
 
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