GAME CHANGER

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GAME CHANGER is a 1986 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 17 deficiencies and 1 operational control.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 5 March 2026.

Built: 1986
Last inspected: 5 March 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 30
Deficiencies: 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 5 March 2026

Recorded inspections30

…physical examinations20

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 17 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded. A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Identity

910234

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WDM8726

279386

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-279386

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.0 ft × 17.6 ft × 7.9 ft

Registered tonnagegross 48 / net 38

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDAVIS BOAT WORKS INC · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1986

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portPANAMA CITY, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 22 April 2026 · expires 30 April 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it48 - Simplified, Gross Ton
38 - Simplified, Net Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Vessel history report

Every record for this hull, in one document — $299

Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.

Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.

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Inspection history · 30

5 March 2026 Administrative Inspection · Vessel Attendance · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8320470

20 January 2026 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC COBIA (WPB 87311) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8301766

3 September 2025 Administrative Inspection · Special Consideration

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8226208

22 April 2025 Special · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117063

22 April 2025 Special · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8117581

20 February 2025 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8082240

29 October 2024 Examination of Repairs · Construction Oversight · Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8093094

14 March 2024 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7879281

14 February 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC COBIA (WPB 87311) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7866902

26 October 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7814673

21 February 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7639562

12 January 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7620572

27 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC RIDLEY (WPB 87328) · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7585173

13 September 2022 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7558021

16 February 2022 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7394646

25 October 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC SEA HORSE (WPB 87361) · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7347126

17 September 2021 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7316471

17 March 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7159195

1 December 2020 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7104365

10 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC ALBACORE (WPB 87309) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6927068

20 December 2019 Deficiency Check · Simplified Stability Test · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6879605

16 October 2019 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6835925

3 October 2019 Examination of Repairs · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6827289

6 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC MARLIN (WPB 87304) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6793679

14 January 2019 DAPI Audit · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6617186

25 June 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCGC MARLIN (WPB 87304) · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6502435

7 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6346259

22 February 2017 Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · COI Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6088410

4 January 2017 Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6063529

7 March 2016 DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Panama City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5828151

Deficiency record · 17

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 17 March 2021 Resolved

Provide first aid kit with non-expired supplies. Current set of equipment contains expired materials.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel owner purchased new first aid kid and provided photographic evidence.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition

Issued 17 March 2021 Resolved

Properly label Bridge Life-ring. Current life-ring has the name of the vessel faded.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel owner provided photo proof of new labeling for the vessel's life-ring.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 17 March 2021 Resolved

Label breakers on switchboard at the vessel's operating station.

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 31 March 2021
Resolved 19 March 2021
Resolution: Vessel owner provided photographic proof of the switchboard at the Operating Station having sufficient labeling.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 17 March 2021 Resolved

Repair starboard Air Dampener.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 3 December 2019 Resolved

Ensure that a qualified fire extinguisher servicing agency has conducted a satisfactory inspection of the newly installed fixed fire extinguishing system.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 12 December 2019
Resolution: Received servicing certificate from technician; Brown Fire Protection, Inc

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Type approval equipment

Issued 3 December 2019 Resolved

Provide letter from Glendinning stating any Qualitative Failure Analysis and/or Design Verification Test Procedure for the installed electronic propulsion control system and that all testing is conducted in accordance with the Marine Safety Center (MSC) accepted and reviewed testing protocol.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 20 December 2019
Resolution: Reviewed and accepted QFA and DVTP's.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 3 December 2019 Resolved

Conduct satisfactory Simplified Stability Test as witnessed by a Marine Inspector in accordance with 46 CFR 178.330. Simplified Stability Test will be coordinated with MSD Panama City. Vessel is permitted to return back to home-port of Panama City, FL via the protected waters of the intra-coastal waterway.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 7 January 2020
Resolution: Owner added additional ballast to offset new engine weight.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)

Issued 16 October 2019 Resolved

Vessel was not made available to conduct in-service inspection. Vessel is prohibited from carrying passengers overnight until vessel completes in-service inspection to the satisfaction of the attending Coast Guard Marine Inspector.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 October 2019
Resolved 3 February 2020
Resolution: Overnight accommodation inspection completed.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 17 January 2019 Resolved

Remove or install watertight receptacles on the port and starboard stern gunwale receptacles.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 January 2019
Resolution: Verified new receptacles; all sat.

14 - Pollution Prevention › 144 - MARPOL Annex IV (Not Applicable to PSC Exams conducted in the U.S.) › Sewage discharge connection

Issued 14 January 2019 Resolved

Double hose clamp and install a locking device for the sewage overboard valve.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 28 January 2019
Resolution: Verified installation of locking device and hose clamps; all sat.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Tank