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Federally documented vessels need to be renewed with the Coast Guard each year. We make it simple.
If your boat is documented with the U.S. Coast Guard, you already know the drill: every year, the National Vessel Documentation Center wants your renewal. Miss the window and your documentation can lapse — which means headaches with marinas, insurers, lenders, and anyone you might want to sell to or borrow against the boat with later.
Navvi Docs handles the whole renewal for you. We prepare the paperwork, file it with the NVDC, follow up directly if anything stalls, and get your new Certificate of Documentation into your hands. No portals to figure out. No forms to puzzle over. No “did they receive it?” anxiety.
Your Certificate of Documentation shows the expiration date. The Coast Guard typically sends a renewal notice about 45 days before — but those notices get lost, change addresses, and miss inboxes. We recommend setting your own reminder, or letting us handle it.
You can usually reinstate it, but the process gets more complex the longer it’s been lapsed. Reach out as soon as you can and we’ll walk you through it.
NVDC renewal processing typically runs 4–8 weeks depending on current backlog. Expedited processing is available for an additional government fee. We submit promptly and follow up directly with the NVDC if anything stalls.