Buying Guides
How to Finalize Your Yacht Purchase
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Closing is paperwork and wire timing, and both can slip. A transfer that has not cleared is a deal that has not closed, whatever has already been signed.
This guide walks the closing packet document by document, covers escrow funding and the wire timing that catches people out, explains what a marine attorney or closing agent actually does for you, and sets out the registration path — US Coast Guard documentation, state registration, or a foreign flag. It finishes with the post-closing steps that are easiest to forget: binding insurance, the handover, and the protocol of delivery.
What's inside
- What is in the closing packet: bill of sale, closing statement, USCG bill of sale, state registration documents, foreign flag paperwork
- The role of your marine attorney or closing agent, and where their advice earns its fee
- Funding escrow in full, and coordinating your lender so the loan funds on the day
- Wire transfer timing — why the deal is not done until the escrow agent confirms receipt
- Signing day: what needs a notary, and what the seller has to sign alongside you
- US Coast Guard documentation versus state registration, and when a foreign flag is worth considering
- Binding insurance so cover is live the moment ownership transfers
- Handover and the protocol of delivery: keys, manuals, recorded condition, and transport arrangements
Who this is for
Buyers heading into closing who want to understand what they are signing before it is in front of them. Also a useful checklist for anyone coordinating a closing remotely, where wire timing carries real risk.
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For informational purposes only. Not legal, financial, or professional marine advice.