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Geronimo36
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Gotta look a little deeper, I think what you need is here... http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvdc/nvdcforms.asp
Dranks 'N Skanks
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Call Sharon Chadwick in FL. She is quick.
Tank
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That's who we use....The bomb! And sends you a reminder every year too. It's your responsiblity to keep up with it, unlike registration renewal. It's nice to get the reminder every year from them.
Geronimo36
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What, the reminder the USCG mails with the renewal form isn't enough?
:rofl:Jus kiddin!:seeya:
Otis311
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Offshoredrillin
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I used Atlantic boat documentation here in Annapolis, they were very quick and thorough.
2112
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Aren't we talking 30-50 bucks? It is only for the first one, after that it becomes for all intents and purposes, automatic. Your time is worth something, right? :sifone:
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Ratickle
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Fill us in Chris, I have a documented vessel to change over now.
Otis311
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Its not the Gladiator
Otis311
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glh
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I don't think the pontoon boat is big enough for a CG registration...
A CG documentation is like buying a house. They do a "title search" so to speak. If you buy a boat and accept the paperwork the seller is giving you, and someone later comes up with paperwork proving precedence, you're out- completely. It's their boat. The doc company does the search and (if you check in advance) if they are correctly insured and screw up, you're covered under their Errors & Omissions insurance.
Finance companies like USCG documentation because it's fairly bulletproof. As we all know, there are a couple of states that you can walk in with a cocktail napking receipt and leave with a title. Then you can transfer the boat into a different state and now you have free & clear paperwork- but a still-encumbered boat. Now you can sell the bank's liened security and split with the cash. Obviously illegal, but since when does that matter to some? Trouble is, the guy that bought the boat is out the cash.
You can switch from a doc boat to a titled boat legitimately, but I'm not sure how. Financing companies typically insist that you use an agent to transfer documentation.
Finance companies like USCG documentation because it's fairly bulletproof. As we all know, there are a couple of states that you can walk in with a cocktail napking receipt and leave with a title. Then you can transfer the boat into a different state and now you have free & clear paperwork- but a still-encumbered boat. Now you can sell the bank's liened security and split with the cash. Obviously illegal, but since when does that matter to some? Trouble is, the guy that bought the boat is out the cash.
You can switch from a doc boat to a titled boat legitimately, but I'm not sure how. Financing companies typically insist that you use an agent to transfer documentation.
Yes- virtually the same as with a real estate transaction. But the real estate people are so smart, they figured out a way to get the customer to grossly overpay for it outside of the scope of the service.
Any time I do anything with any professional (attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc) I ask for an E&O certificate. That's the equivalent of asking a subcontractor for an insurance certificate. I wouldn't do business with an uninsured physical services provider. Nothing different here.
Any time I do anything with any professional (attorney, accountant, insurance agent, etc) I ask for an E&O certificate. That's the equivalent of asking a subcontractor for an insurance certificate. I wouldn't do business with an uninsured physical services provider. Nothing different here.
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