BoatScopeTM
"The internet's foremost boat history search resource."
Search for boat records from eight master databases all rolled into one.
Detailed reports on multiple search criteria for Coast Guard documented vessels.
Unique cross-checking feature for hull numbers, documentation numbers, and state registration numbers.
Identify vessels that have been stolen, damaged, destroyed, submerged, salvaged, or recalled.
Vessel Documentation Database
Boating Accident Database
Casualty & Pollution Database
Lien Claims Database
Stolen Vessel Database
Auctioned Vessel Database
Factory Recall Database
Manufacturer's Database
Includes state, federal, and foreign boat title search resources.
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EXCLUSIVE! - Documentation database now includes 550,000 vessel records.
EXCLUSIVE! - Maritime lien claims database for all
types of boats.
NEW! - Boat status report with a comprehensive
title and background analysis.
NEW! - Boat title report builder for use with
our search resources.
NOW! - Vessel documentation records
searchable by city, county, state, or zip code.
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About
About Our Database
An overview of our database and how it can benefit you.
The
acquisition of boat ownership, registration, and historical data can
present enormous challenges. This is brought about by the diverse
number of entities which gather and record such information. Boating
activities are administered nationwide on almost every level of
government from the U.S. Coast Guard on down to local harbor
districts. There are also numerous offshore entities to consider when dealing
with foreign registered boats which have been imported into the United States.
As with any research
effort, the key is knowing exactly where to look for certain types
of data. Ownership records on state registered boats may for example
be found at a wildlife conservation agency, the department of motor
vehicles, a county clerks office, the marine police division, or
perhaps even the department of revenue. Federally documented vessels
are on the other hand administered by the U.S. Coast Guard. Boat
lien information may accompany ownership records, is sometimes
recorded with a secretary of state, or perhaps may not be recorded
at all while still remaining effective. Historical data sources for
boating accidents, stolen boats, salvaged boats, and enforcement
incidents are even more widely dispersed.
Our
BoatScope database service is designed to overcome many of these issues by gathering
together the industry's largest network of relational maritime databases. These include
records for boats which have been stolen, salvaged, recalled, or involved in accident
and pollution incidents. We also maintain a boat claims database and a Coast Guard
vessel documentation database. The boat claims database allows claimants to expose boat
liens or claims as a supplement to formal recording methods which are sometimes
limited. Our Coast Guard vessel documentation database contains 550,000 records that can be
searched by multiple criteria. This is especially useful in
producing various summaries and
reports.
This entire collection of
databases is accessible from a single venue which is available
through our BoatScope online service. It contains a versatile search
interface which allows users to generate detailed
reports based on information drawn from our database network.
Searches can be implemented by entering a hull identification number,
state registration number, or vessel documentation number. It will
even go so far as to cross-check each database for references when
one or more of the identification numbers is unknown. The numbers
are also validated against governmental issuing standards for
content and structure.
Although BoatScope
contains the internet's most extensive collection of maritime
databases, it offers far more than just boat records. The system
actually serves as a complete resource for anyone looking to
implement a comprehensive title search on any type of boat. The
search resources module provides everything from an online vessel research handbook to a complete
listing of available resources for obtaining registration records
directly from state, federal, or foreign agencies. It even contains
a unique boat title report builder which allows research data to be
gathered into an organized summary that can be saved to a local storage device.
In conclusion, we wish to
say that even with the power of BoatScope, there are limitations as
to the extent of accessible boat data. Many state jurisdictions have
now implemented strict anti-disclosure laws which make it difficult
to obtain boat registration and ownership records. Even when such
data is available, it may be fragmented and its conclusiveness can not
always be assured. Typographical errors and omissions in
reporting methods may also render certain data as
unreliable. Although our BoatScope service is the best possible tool
for gathering boat information, this should never
displace other safeguards when it comes to maritime transactions.
