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Registering an untitled/never before registered boat - UPDATED
Posted on 3/27/12 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 3/27/12 at 5:05 pm
So, I bought this sweet little set-up recently to do some duck hunting and small water fishing:
The problem is, the boat has never been registered before and the original owner only used it in small ponds so he didnt keep up with the paperwork from when he bought the boat 4 years ago. Is there any way to get this boat registered or am I SOL?
The boat and motor was a really good deal, so selling the boat and buying one with a paper trail is definitely an option, but I was just trying to avoid that if possible. Thanks.
ETA: Unless I can find a manufacturers statement of origin or a previous title and/or registration, the boat cannot be registered in the state of Louisiana.
The problem is, the boat has never been registered before and the original owner only used it in small ponds so he didnt keep up with the paperwork from when he bought the boat 4 years ago. Is there any way to get this boat registered or am I SOL?
The boat and motor was a really good deal, so selling the boat and buying one with a paper trail is definitely an option, but I was just trying to avoid that if possible. Thanks.
ETA: Unless I can find a manufacturers statement of origin or a previous title and/or registration, the boat cannot be registered in the state of Louisiana.
This post was edited on 3/28/12 at 9:38 am
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Posted on 3/27/12 at 5:11 pm to The Last Coco
Can you get the past owner to execute a notorized bill of sale?
Posted on 3/27/12 at 5:28 pm to AlxTgr
Subscribed. The process appears to be a huge pita
Posted on 3/27/12 at 8:19 pm to The Last Coco
From another forum
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I contacted LDWF and they stated I needed Notarized Bill of Sale, Last registered document (which he can't find), and a new Registration form.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 7:41 am to AlxTgr
I can "find" a bill of sale if needed. I just don't know if LDWF will register it without a title/previous registration associated with it.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 8:45 am to The Last Coco
I think they will. May have to do that affidavit of ownership found on the boat section of their site.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 8:59 am to AlxTgr
Roger that. Ill call them back. When I told them I bought a used boat without a papertrail I was told that I was SOL.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:01 am to The Last Coco
there was a recent post on LAS about this, now that I think about it. Lemme find it.
ETA: Nevermind, it was about registering an out of state boat.
ETA: Nevermind, it was about registering an out of state boat.
This post was edited on 3/28/12 at 9:05 am
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:38 am to Motorboat
UPDATE: Unless I can find a manufacturers statement of origin or a previous title and/or registration, the boat cannot be registered in the state of Louisiana.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:39 am to The Last Coco
Dang. I think I'd sue.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:41 am to The Last Coco
this is what you get for buying stolen shite
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:44 am to The Last Coco
quote:
manufacturers statement of origin
would it be that hard to get this? the hull should have a serial number, and you could call the manufacturer to get it
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:46 am to The Last Coco
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ETA: Unless I can find a manufacturers statement of origin or a previous title and/or registration, the boat cannot be registered in the state of Louisiana.
Bureaucracy.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:47 am to AboveGroundPool
You have to get it where they bought it from, and the original purchaser has to request it. So, whoever originally bought the boat from, say, Academy (it's an alumacraft so I assume it came from there), would have to call/go to Academy and request the MSO.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:47 am to The Last Coco
A buddy of mine built his own boat from scratch and got it registered in Alabama somehow. I remember it was a pain in the arse though.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 9:54 am to Monticello
That is different. There are forms for that.
This is reminding me of Hitchiker's Guide.
This is reminding me of Hitchiker's Guide.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 10:08 am to AlxTgr
Can you get a friend or relative to register it in another state...then "sell" it to you with a registration and notorized bill of sale?
Posted on 3/28/12 at 10:21 am to jimjackandjose
Hmm... You bring up an option I hadn't considered. Very interdasting. I happen to have a brother in TX who would be agreeable to this. Let's have a look see at the TX regs.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 10:27 am to The Last Coco
quote:
I happen to have a brother in TX who would be agreeable to this. Let's have a look see at the TX regs.
Even if it worked, I think you would have to pay sales tax in Texas and then again in Louisiana...
Posted on 3/28/12 at 10:35 am to wickowick
Damn. Well anyone have a 12-14' previously titled/registered boat they are looking at selling on the cheap, say $200-300?
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