Members Boat Newb Posted October 1, 2011 Members Posted October 1, 2011 How hard is it to get a title if the boat you buy doesn't have one? Will a bill of sale help?
TroutRinger Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I am sure it's possible (?) but probably EXTREMELY difficult. I don't think one can technically legally sell a boat without a title. Good luck. I'd be interested to see how everything works out. "Of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy." "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot."
kevthebassman Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 It can be done, salvage title is usually how they do it.
Members Boat Newb Posted October 1, 2011 Author Members Posted October 1, 2011 I am sure it's possible (?) but probably EXTREMELY difficult. I don't think one can technically legally sell a boat without a title. Good luck. I'd be interested to see how everything works out. I'll just hold off til Monday and ask the Water Patrol. It's an awful good deal, but the guy hasn't replied back to me about selling it anyways.
jdmidwest Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 If it has numbers or a serial number from the factory, a salvage title will check for previous legitimate owners. People loose that kind of paperwork all of the time so the Dept. of Revenue has a way of dealing with it. But, if it is stolen and you buy it and try to title it, you may not get to keep it. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 No title = Nightmare. You'll only do it once...guarantee ya that.
denjac Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 If the seller is the true owner, he can apply for a lost title, no big deal. Most of those no title deals are shady at best. I would stay away from it . Dennis Boothe Joplin Mo. For a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." ~ Winston Churchill ~
gotmuddy Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 get a friend to register it in arkansas, then register it in MO. AR doesnt keep titles on boats or motors. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
Members big bite Posted October 30, 2011 Members Posted October 30, 2011 If it is out of Kansas or Arkansas it wont have one and you will need to have water patrol or highway patrol verify numbers and fill out paper work not big deal just a little time consuming.
junkman Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 My 9.8 mercury motor came into a junk yard I was working at over in Kansas. the motor actually came from Missouri for it had been licensed. Thought it was to nice just to throw away so I bought it from my boss. Took it to the sheriffs office hear in Mo. and had them run the serial number to make sure it was not stolen. Turned out they could not find any record of the serial number or the last license number. They told me since it came out of Kansas I would have to get a bill of sale from who I bought it from and have it notarized which I did. My local license bureau would not except it for they never know whats going on, so I took it to another county. There the lady informed me that i didn't even need to have it notarized and filed the paperwork to get it in my name. Come to find out it had the Mercury syndrome. cost $300 to have it fixed. so much for a cheep motor.
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