USCG Documentation Turnaround - 9 Days Total

[SF Bay Dude]

I guess the CG took care of the "backlog" in paperwork that I was hearing about. Shipped off paperwork on Monday - bill of sale and notarized release of documentation - and received the new Documentation yesterday, 12/19. Just a little FYI. Merry Christmas to me!

[meridian28]

What type of document, commercial, recreational, new, exchange?

[Yeti]

I renewed my recreational documentation online paying online on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

Had the new document in my mailbox on Monday.

That's a fairly quick turnaround for a GOV service.

[SF Bay Dude]

Change of ownership (exchange) on a recreational doc.

[AKA-None]

I've been waiting for months and even checked back with then but nada


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[unbusted67]

What office are you using?

[Cthoops]

Looks like you got lucky. We sent ours in at the end of September. Like Spindrift NH below, the temporary documentation arrived within a few weeks. Looks like we have about six weeks to go for the permanent document. This is the latest on their website:


Case Processing Dates as of 12/18/15



Fish Initial Application: 12/18/15
Fish Exchange, Reinstatement, and Replacement of COD: 12/15/15
Commercial Initial Application: 12/15/15
Commercial Exchange, Reinstatement, and Replacement of COD: 12/15/15
Recreational Initial Application: 08/21/15
Recreational Exchange, Reinstatement, and Replacement of COD: 08/21/15
Mortgage: 12/29/14
Notices of Claim of Lien: 11/25/14
Satisfactions: 01/23/15
Deletion with fees: 12/17/15
Certificates of Ownership: 12/18/15
Research (Including Complex): 12/18/15
Abstract Processing (Including Abstract Pending Review): 12/17/15



****Updated Weekly****

[Spindrift NH]

Sent mine in October and received the temporary documentation in a couple of weeks but have not yet received the permanent certificate.

[ricktara]

received my annual renewal in about a week as well. of course it now costs $26.00 but no big deal.

[akprb]

Waited 7 months. Called Documention agent finally and said we're leaving for the Bahamas. Coast Guard expedited and received in 48 hours.

Evidently if you are leaving the country they will "expedite".

DMV of the sea :-)

[svfraidknot]

i submitted a renew-ell in September they cashed my credit card application but have never received anything from them

[robgrant1]

Since early November on new boat. They don't call; they don't write, but they did cash my check.

[joshrosenthal1]

What does anyone know about the registering process of a boat being purchased outside the USA?

[svfraidknot]

my documents were mailed to me on dec 30 i had applied in september as stated in an earlier post ,, i bought my boat here in panama and changed ownership online with uscg ..it is for salt again here in panama

[SF Bay Dude]

Process is pretty simple for out of country sale. Just have a lawyer or notary from the country where the sale is happening notarize the bill of sale and the documentation release. That's it.