where is the title ?????

[letsbarbq]

i'm looking for buy a used outboard. but the owner does not have the title or any paper work. hmm.......... what you experienced boaters recommend I do? Can I buy it and somehow get a title? <br /><br />any input would be appreciated.

 

[CAPTBLACKSMARINE]

Re: where is the title ?????

NOT ALL STATES REQUIRE A TITLE . I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT TEXAS ,BUT HERE IN FLORIDA THEY DO . IN STATES WHERE A TITLE IS NOT REQUIRED A BILL OF SALE (NOTARIZED) IS SUFFICIENT.IF A TITLE IS REQUIRED IN YOUR STATE THEN I WOULD FIND OUT WHAT IS REQURED TO OBTAIN IT BEFORE I BOUGHT THE BOAT . IF ALL YOU HAVE TO HAVE IS A BILL OF SALE. THEN I WOULD ASK FOR A PICTURE ID, AND EITHER MAKE A COPY OF IT OR WRITE DOWN THE INFO FROM IT ON THE BILL OF SALE . JUST IN CASE THERE IS EVER A QUESTION .

 

[manny-c]

Re: where is the title ?????

are you talking about a boat title? or just the outboard? if its just the engine it doesn't need one..

 

[JB]

Re: where is the title ?????

Howdy, BBQ.<br /><br />Not a problem. Been there.<br /><br />Get a notarized bill of sale specifying model and serial number.<br /><br />Take a rubbing off of the numbers plate. Take both to the courthouse and fill out an application for title. They are used to engines that didn't have or lost titles.<br /><br />Red sky at night. . .<br />JB

 

[letsbarbq]

Re: where is the title ?????

i asked him about that...and the owner told me that he wouldn't recommend that i let anyone know the serial number.<br /><br />i assume that the outboard is stolen? Can I get away with this too???<br /><br />its a deal..no its a steal. but i dont want to buy trouble. I think i know the answer.<br /><br />thanks.

 

[62_Kiwi]

Re: where is the title ?????

Lets,<br /><br />I think you know the answer too. Don't touch it with a barge pole! There are too many legal, ethical and financial reasons to walk from that deal.

 

[jwhite]

Re: where is the title ?????

run don't walk.

 

[PurpleDragon]

Re: where is the title ?????

Hey BBQ,<br /><br />Texas started titling boats in the mid 1970's, I believe (I could be wrong on the year) - but it was in response to a large number of motors that were being stolen off the boats. Motors are high-doller items, many times they are worth more than the boat itself... If it has to be titled, then there's a lower chance that it'll be stolen, since the game wardens like to check your on-person paperwork. (At least in the Dallas area, they do)<br /><br />My motor was given to me by my father-in-law. He bought it new back in the late '50's or early '60's - and it was never titled. When it was transferred to me - the Parks & Wildlife dept created a title for it in my name.<br /><br />If it's not hot - but may have been kept by the original owner or transferred PRIOR to the law going into effect that required a title.. you "could" be okay on it...<br /><br />If you know it IS hot... then I think you know what the right thing to do is... <br /><br />G'Luck!<br />Rex S.

 

[letsbarbq]

Re: where is the title ?????

yeah it didn't smell like a Bar-B-q to me! so I figured what it was. I wouldn't like to be the fella on the other end so......I'm not gonna support those kinds....thanks for bringing me back to earth. greatly appreciated.<br /><br />dragon, u are right about those game wardens... and they are bad around here 2.

 

[ehenry]

Re: where is the title ?????

If you can, get a serial number off the thing and run a check on it before you buy it. No harm, No foul. Might even help somebody get their engine back if its hot.