Used boats - no title = beware

[theBrownskull]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

Rule number 1

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING, THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW, TO BE TITLED, REGISTERED AND LICENSED WITHOUT THE PROPER DOCUMENTS

 

[Tagerman]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

Rule number 1

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING, THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW, TO BE TITLED, REGISTERED AND LICENSED WITHOUT THE PROPER DOCUMENTS

+1 to that

 

[sierralinero8]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

hello all i officially am a newbie to boats a i bought a boat in wisconsin the owner gave me a wis. dnr card and a signed bill of sale i live in illinois is it gonna be a big *** pain to get this titled in illinois with the paperwork i have. the reason i ask is the guy i got it from said that the registration card is as good as a title. so now my question is am i screwed or is it possible to get it registered in illinois? and if so how do i do it cuz those dnr forms are confusing too me being a first timer can anyone help :facepalm:

 

[oops!]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

hi sierra liner....

welcome to iboats...

please start a thread of your own in this section in reguards to getting the correct documentation,,,each state is different

cheers
oops

 

[southkogs]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

Neither Tagerman or sickwilly stated whether they also get a registration card with their numbers that shows them as the owner.

In Tennessee the TWRA does issue a registration card to the owner that MUST be in the boat any time it is operated. TN doesn't title boats, but it does register them. All that's needed to transfer registration is a witnessed bill of sale, BUT the county clerk shouldn't register a boat without that BOS or a gift letter.

In TN, I wouldn't buy a boat without at least seeing the PO's registration card (except maybe a cheap barn queen). AND, yes you can run on the PO's registration until it expires ... but you should be carrying their registration card (and I would suggest a letter of permission).

From what I've learned of Tenn. it could be quite frightening. As in how would one determine if the seller is the rightful owner, such as in the case I describe...

It sounds a little more loose than it really is ... but it's a lot less cumbersome than most states. Y'all can keep the long lines at the DMV

 

[JASinIL2006]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

Living in a state with fairly restrictive titling/registration laws, I concluded it's just too risky (and too much of a pain) to buy a boat from someone living in state with less restrictive titling requirements. For example, some of the neighboring states to Illinois don't require trailer titling. You could spend an incredible amount of time and effort just trying to get an out-of-state trailer titled in your name.

 

[southkogs]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

Living in a state with fairly restrictive titling/registration laws, I concluded it's just too risky (and too much of a pain) to buy a boat from someone living in state with less restrictive titling requirements. For example, some of the neighboring states to Illinois don't require trailer titling. You could spend an incredible amount of time and effort just trying to get an out-of-state trailer titled in your name.

Dunno' about other states, but in Tennessee we don't title trailers but we can pay for a title to our trailer/boat in order to sell it. We don't even register the trailers here, but you can purchase a plate for it if you trailer out of state and feel you need one.

 

[theBrownskull]

Re: Used boats - no title = beware

In MN all trailers are registered that are used on the highway, except hay wagons and other slow moving type equipment.

*A trailer under 3000 lbs. receives a one time registration fee and a permanent license that is placed on the left side of the tongue.
*A trailer over 3000 lbs. has a license plate and the owner pays for current registration every year.
*Semi-trailers, depending upon usage (farm,etc.) are registered different.

It is a pain but it comes in handy when someone decides to borrow (steal) your trailer and it can be located.

If a vehicle is purchased from another state all you need to register it is documentation, registration, bill of sale, etc. and you are good to go.