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Boat Title Services Advisor
Answers to frequently asked questions about our boat title services.

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  General Information 

▪  Can I save much with your online services?
▪  Do all of your services include customer support?
▪  Do you offer full services?
▪  Does your Vessel Record Search include state registrations?
▪  Have you been established for a long time?
▪  How do I list a stolen boat in your vessel record search?

▪  How extensive is your forms coverage?
▪  Is it difficult to file my own recordings?
▪  What is different about your forms?
▪  What is your expertise?
▪  Where can I find marine, boat, or vessel escrow services?

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BOAT OWNER SEARCH
Our very own BoatScope database service contains managing owner information on all Coast Guard documented vessels. It also offers resources for obtaining registration record print-outs from every state.

BOAT TITLE SERVICES
A complete lineup of services for Coast Guard vessel documentation or state level boat registration. Offering your choice of economical self-service kits or convenient full-services from start to finish.

 

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           Can I save much with your online services?  -  Our self-service Coast Guard documentation and state level boat registration kits will save you hundreds of dollars in professional fees. In addition to a minimal fee for the kit, you only need to submit the recording fees and any applicable taxes. Your typical savings and recording fees are shown with each service listing.

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         Do all of your services include customer support?   -  Customer support is one of the most important aspects of our service offerings. It is provided with virtually every service and forms package. You will find a customer support link on the landing or interface page with each and every selection, which is monitored on a regular basis.  Customer support is an integral part of your purchase and we take this very seriously.

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           Do you offer full services?  -  We are a web based enterprise, therefore all of our services are provided as online self service kits, downloadable forms, vessel record search databases, and titling handbook guides. However, we have formed an affiliation with a full service documentation company in order to provide our readers with a complete range of vessel titling products. Accordingly, you will find a link from each of our service offerings where you can obtain a free quotation for full services.

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         Does your vessel record search include state registrations?  -  Strict disclosure laws now prohibit most states from providing boat registration information to the general public. Such records must be ordered on a case by case basis where the requestor has due cause. Accordingly, this type of information is somewhat limited in our Vessel Record Search. However, the subscription does include a database with details on how to request records from each state. It also includes links to those states that continue to provide boat registration information.

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         Have you been established for a long time?  -  MarineTitle.com was one of the very first Coast Guard documentation web sites and has remained active for well over a decade. The site was originally designed as a customer service enhancement for one of the nation's largest full service Coast Guard documentation companies. Today, we are stand alone enterprise and have become the premier online source for Coast Guard documentation services, forms, databases, and vessel title information.

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         How do I list a stolen boat in your vessel record search?   -  Our Vessel Record Search database contains records of boats which have been listed by various law enforcement agencies as stolen. Accordingly, we will post only those which have been formally reported by local, state, or federal enforcement agencies.  Posting information must include the vessel's description, identification numbers, date stolen, case number, and enforcement agency contact information.

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         How extensive is your forms coverage?  -  Our forms coverage is the most extensive you will find on the world wide web. It covers the a full range of  Coast Guard documentation, boat registration, and transactions for all types of vessels. All forms are value enhanced and many can not be found elsewhere.

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         Is it difficult to file my own recordings?  -  Coast Guard documentation and state recording agencies have greatly streamlined the manner in which they now process applications. In fact, the National Vessel Documentation Center no longer requires original items with most recordings. This means that all submissions can now be faxed or emailed. Our self service kits contain detailed filing instructions along with transmittal cover sheets for each particular kind of transaction.

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         What is different about your forms?  -  Our forms are all value enhanced and offer much more than just the typical flat copies you may find elsewhere. They are completely fielded with convenient tabs for easy navigation. We also include online instructions and real world examples with each form. In addition, our free customer support is available with all of our products. Most of our forms are not available from other vendors.

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         What is your expertise?  -  MarineTitle.com is managed and operated by the industry's foremost experts in Coast Guard documentation, boat titling, and vessel transactions. We are constantly engaged with vessel owners, buyers, sellers, yacht brokers, boat dealers, marine lenders, and marine attorneys from all over the world. Our principals have owned, managed, and operated marine related enterprises for almost three decades. Such experience includes, Coast Guard documentation, boat titling, marine escrow,  yacht brokerage, new boat sales, yacht charters, commercial fishing, and internet technology.

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            Where can I find marine, boat, or vessel escrow services?  -  In the marine industry, you are not likely to find the equivalent of typical real estate escrow services. Boat or vessel escrows are for the most part handled by yacht brokers, commercial lenders, a few documentation companies, and the occasional attorney who is willing to become involved in such transactions. Other than attorneys and commercial lenders, there is very little by way of bonding, accountability, and governmental oversight with respect to the way marine escrows are handled. Brokers are regulated in some states, but documentation companies are usually not subject to any such constraints. You should accordingly conduct a great deal of investigation before handing large sums of purchase funds over to an independent marine escrow agent.

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