How to Document Your Boat with the United States Coast Guard
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Hello Friends,
I made this video to walk you though how to Document your boat with the USCG.
Here are the things you will need : all of these forms can also be found at http://www.uscg.mil/nvdc
1. Application (CG – 1258) (this number is the USCG form number)
You can download the application here :
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/NVDC/CG-1258.pdf?ver=2017-05-09-113142-067
2. Simplified Measurements Form (CG – 5397)
You can download the form here :
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/Marine%20Safety%20Center/Tonnage/CG-5397_10-17.pdf?ver=2017-11-15-070703-783
3. A scanned copy of your boat’s Title and State Registration
4. Credit Card Authorization Form (CG – 7042)
You can download the form here :
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/NVDC/CG-7042_Credit_Card_Form.pdf?ver=2017-05-09-113141-427
And thats all you need !
Here is a link to all of the fee prices (at the time this video was uploaded in May of 2020) : https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/NVDC/INITIAL.pdf?ver=2018-12-28-130935-913
UPDATE: Our Patron, Mitchell Thomas, sent us this link clarifying that if your boat is documented with the USCG in California you do NOT have to pay state registration!
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/boatsinfo/boatreg
If the links to the forms are broken in the future at some point you can simply search the USCG website for the form numbers that I have included in the description above to find the new or current forms at that time.
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