Question about boat title

[raktrakr]

Do you need a title for the motor too? I'm looking at a 16' jonboat with a 5 hp motor and dont know much about the titles of these things

[jerry]

The motor does not need a title.You just need a boat title with the correct numbers on the sides of the boat.

[JP]

rak---the boat motor will be listed on the boat title. No separate title is needed.

JP

[trust me]

If the boat has never been titled before, you have to supply a manufacturer and a serial number. I have an old john boat bought in the fifties and it doesn't have a plate or ID of any kind. I went to register it and the co. clerk was stumped. So I told her it was made by the Hillbilly Boat Co. and I gave her my SS# as the serial. Then I had a brass plate engraved and riveted it to the stern. That's all they needed.

[raktrakr]

Thanks fellas

[plowboy]

If the boat has never been titled before, you have to supply a manufacturer and a serial number. I have an old john boat bought in the fifties and it doesn't have a plate or ID of any kind. I went to register it and the co. clerk was stumped. So I told her it was made by the Hillbilly Boat Co. and I gave her my SS# as the serial. Then I had a brass plate engraved and riveted it to the stern. That's all they needed.

Trust me, I hope you are not still advertising your SS# to the world by leaving it on a plate on the boat.

[trust me]

Plowboy,
Our vital info is in much more accessible places than an old boat in the backyard. Believe me, that and much more is readily available to anybody that wants it.

It was just a few years ago that we were all having our SS#s printed on our checks, along with our addresses and phone #s. Only recently did that cease. Your info is in bank records, medical records, retail records, gov't records, your Little League signup records, it's everywhere.

[raktrakr]

BTW, heres a tip, watch giving your credit card at restaurants. People have been known to use their cell phones to take a pic of your CC#!

[aceoky]

BTW, heres a tip, watch giving your credit card at restaurants. People have been known to use their cell phones to take a pic of your CC#!

Speaking of which.......

Don't know how true these are, but it is always good to play it safe.
>
>Credit Card Fraud
>
>Be sure to read 'Scene 3'
>
>SCENE 1. This is a new one. People sure stay busy trying to cheat us,
>don't they??
>A friend went to the local gym and placed his belongings in the locker.
>After the workout and a shower, he! came out, saw the locker open, and
>thought to himself, "Funny, I thought I locked the locker.
>Hmmmmm." He dressed and just flipped the wallet to make sure all was in
>order. Everything looked okay - all cards were in place.
>
>A few weeks later his credit card bill came - a whoop ing bill of
>$14,000!
>
>He called the credit card company and started yelling at them, saying
>that he did not make the transactions. Customer care personnel verified
>that there was no mistake in the system and asked if his card had been
>stolen.
>
>"No," he said, but then took out his wallet, pulled out the credit
card,
>and yep - you guessed it - a switch had been made. An expired similar
>credit card from the same bank was in the wallet. The thief broke into
>his locker at the gym and switched cards.
>
>
>
>
>
>Verdict: The credit card issuer said since he did not! report the card
>missing earlier, he would have to pay the amount owed to them. How much
>did he have to pay for items he did not buy? $9,000! Why were there no
>calls made to verify the amount swiped? Small amounts rarely trigger a
>"warning bell" with some credit card companies. It just so happens that
>all the small amounts added up to big one!
>
>SCENE 2. A man at a local restaurant paid for his meal with his credit
>card. The bill for the meal came, he signed it, and the waitress folded
>the receipt and passed the credit card along.
>
>Usually, he would just take it and place it in his wallet or pocket.
>Funny enough, though, he actually took a look at the card and, lo and
>behold, it was the expired card of another person. He called the
>waitress and she looked perplexed. She took it back, apologized, and
>hurried back to the counter under the watchful eye of the man. All the
>wai! tress did while walking to the counter was wave the wrong expired
>card to the counter cashier, and the counter cashier immediately looked
>down and took out the real card. No exchange of words --- nothing! She
>took it and came back to the man with an apology.
>
>Verdict: Make sure the credit cards in your wallet are yours. Check the
>name on the card every time you sign for something and/or the card is
>taken away for even a short period of time. Many people just take back
>the credit card without even looking at it, "assuming" that it has to
be
>theirs. FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DEVELOP THE HABIT OF CHECKING YOUR CREDIT
>CARD EACH TIME IT IS RETURNED TO YOU AFTER A TRANSACTION!
>
>SCENE 3: Yesterday I went into a pizza restaurant to pick up an order
>that I had called in. I paid by using my Visa Check Card which, of
>course, is linked directly to my checking account.
>
>The young man behind! the counter took my card, swiped it, then laid it
>on the counter as he waited for the approval, which is pretty standard
>procedure. While he waited, he picked up his cell phone and started
>dialing.
>
>
>I noticed the phone because it is the same model I have, but nothing
>seemed out of the ordinary. Then I heard a click that sounded like my
>phone sounds when I take a picture. He then gave me back my card but
>kept the phone in his hand as if he was still pressing buttons.
>Meanwhile, I'm thinking: I wonder what he is taking a picture of,
>oblivious to what was really going on. It then dawned on me: the only
>thing there was my credit card, so now I'm paying close attention to
>what he is doing.
>
>He set his phone on the counter, leaving it open. About five seconds
>later, I heard the chime that tells you that the picture has been
saved.
>
>
>Now I'm standing! there struggling with the fact that this boy just took
>a picture of my credit card. Yes, he played it off well, because had we
>not had the same kind of phone, I probably would never have known what
>happened. Needless to say, I immediately canceled that card as I was
>walking out of the pizza parlor.
>
>All I am saying is, be aware of your surroundings at all times.
Whenever
>you are using your credit cards, take caution and don't be careless.
>Notice who is standing near you and what they are doing when you use
>your card. Be aware of phones because many have a camera phone these
>days.
>
>When you are in a restaurant and the waiter/waitress brings your card
>and receipt for you to sign, make sure you scratch the number off. Some
>restaurants are using only the last four digits, but a lot of them are
>still putting the whole thing on there. I have already been a victim of
>credit! card fraud and, believe me, it is not fun. The truth is that
they
>can get you even when you are careful, but don't make it easy for them.
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Hope this helps some of us, keep our cards safe and secure! :)

[PhilpotHunter]

If the boat has never been titled before, you have to supply a manufacturer and a serial number. I have an old john boat bought in the fifties and it doesn't have a plate or ID of any kind. I went to register it and the co. clerk was stumped. So I told her it was made by the Hillbilly Boat Co. and I gave her my SS# as the serial. Then I had a brass plate engraved and riveted it to the stern. That's all they needed.

So this will work for a non-titled boat?

[Duster]

I guess things would work about the same from state to state. I had a boat trailer I bought new, over the years the sticker that had the number on it fell off. I didn't licence the boat trailer for a couple years ( Indiana ) and when I tried to re licence they wanted the numbers...long gone. What they did was issue me a builders title and a new set of numbers. I went to a trophy shop and had them engrave a plate such as you see on a trophy with the new number. A couple pop rivets and I was back in buisness. Somthing to think about if you purchace something with a serial number on a sticker that without a doubt will fall off over time.