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Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is reminding boat owners of the ease and convenience of renewing their watercraft registration online as her office begins sending out more than 252,000 watercraft renewal notices.
ExpressSOS.com offers two methods for renewal.
Express Renewal requires only the boat’s registration number to renew. Online Renewal PLUS lists all vehicles and watercraft eligible for renewal and lets customers complete other online transactions at the same time, such as changing an address or renewing a driver’s license.
In 2014, more than 47,000 watercraft renewals were submitted online.
Watercraft renewals also may be completed by mail or at a Secretary of State branch office.
In Michigan, there are nearly 900,000 registered watercraft. Registrations are issued for three years and expire on March 31 of the third year.
