title help

[doobielit]

hello ive been having trouble getting a title for my 58 cutter .i finally got ahold of the owners dad and filed for a new title and the guy never got back to me with it. it has been two yrs now and iam just tired of seeing the thing sit.I was wondering if there was anyone out there near johnstown,pa. maby md. that would have an old title that i could use to get my boat on the water.any help would be greatly thanked

 

[Thalasso]

Re: title help

hello ive been having trouble getting a title for my 58 cutter .i finally got ahold of the owners dad and filed for a new title and the guy never got back to me with it. it has been two yrs now and iam just tired of seeing the thing sit.I was wondering if there was anyone out there near johnstown,pa. maby md. that would have an old title that i could use to get my boat on the water.any help would be greatly thanked

Do you live in Pa. I see you mention Johnstown Pa which isn't far from me. Go to a notary that does this kind of work and they should be able to direct you.You say 58 cutter. Is this the year/type or model. If it's the year there probably wasn't any titles being issued back then. Pa only started doing this with new boats a few years back. Boats bought and sold in Pa before a certain year wasn't required to be titled.This could be the reason for your wait.

 

[doobielit]

Re: title help

Yes i do ilve in johnstown,pa. The boat is a 1958 cutter jet deville.Yes your right about the titles for back then but somewhere down the line they titled it.The boat does have a hul no. .And there is a title for it but like i said the guy is being a **** and never got back to me about it.I wonder if i took hull no. and that capasity plate off and said there was nothing on it if that would work. I will try a notery again and see what they say . thanks for the help

 

[Solittle]

Re: title help

Check the PA laws about getting a title when none exists.

And gots to be careful what you say to the title people. For example - you said there is a title and that means that the state has a record of (including the hull ID #) it with the sellers name on it. If so were I a title guy for PA I would be a little reluctant on giving you a title because the seller is a ****.

You also probably get into a heap of trouble if you try to use someone else's old title.