Can you register a boat in CT without a sellers title?

PG · 02-22-2008, 06:03 AM

I am looking at an 1976 hull from RI. Seller has no title. Can I register it here in CT with a bill of sale?

PG

ChuckA · 02-22-2008, 06:22 AM

I think after 10 years old you can register the boat here . I had bought a motor home in RI with no title just a bill of sale and had no problem registering it here (Ct) Here's the DMV link give them a call to be sure.

Connecticut Boat Registration Procedure, Forms, & Information - DMV.ORG

PG · 02-22-2008, 07:23 AM

Chuck-- thanks for the response and link.

This requirement may be the problem:
If the seller is not the last registered owner of the boat, you also need to provide copies of the bill of sale for each sale back to the last registered owner.

PG

Bob & Mag · 02-22-2008, 08:25 AM

No titles on boats in Connecticut. See if you can get the "Statement of Origin".

stormy c · 02-22-2008, 09:17 AM

I was able to register a boat with no hull# or title some years ago. It was not a problem for me. The boat was over 20 years old. good luck

Scup · 02-22-2008, 12:01 PM

May God have mercy on your soul if you have the same problem as it applies to a boat trailer. My fishing buddy sent his wife to the Dept of Motor vehicles thinking that since he had all the paperwork, she should be able to waltz right through the process. Three trips later, and to two different motor vehicle sites, he finally got it registered. It failed the safety inspection because it had only one safety chain, then they refused to inspect the trailer for some stupid reason after he added another chain. Finally he had to go up to Glastonbury to get it registered. His wife did not have anything to do with him for month afterwards!

Possum · 02-22-2008, 12:04 PM

Boats = EZ in CT

Trailers, especially out of state = OMFG, just shoot me.

Andy · 02-22-2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Trailers, especially out of state = OMFG, just shoot me.

Been there done that with an old trailer from another state never will i ever do that again.

stormy c · 02-22-2008, 07:07 PM

If his wife did not have anything to do with him for a couple of months where do I get one of those trailers?

02-22-2008, 06:03 AM	#1
PG NBS Member User Gallery Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Westbrook Posts: 102	Can you register a boat in CT without a sellers title? I am looking at an 1976 hull from RI. Seller has no title. Can I register it here in CT with a bill of sale? PG

02-22-2008, 07:23 AM	#3
PG NBS Member User Gallery Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Westbrook Posts: 102	Chuck-- thanks for the response and link. This requirement may be the problem: If the seller is not the last registered owner of the boat, you also need to provide copies of the bill of sale for each sale back to the last registered owner. PG Last edited by PG; 02-22-2008 at 07:24 AM. Reason: Bad spelling

02-22-2008, 08:25 AM	#4
Bob & Mag User Gallery Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 2,649	No titles on boats in Connecticut. See if you can get the "Statement of Origin". __________________ Smoke free 15 Weeks!

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Possum User Gallery Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CT / Summer in RI Posts: 2,697	Boats = EZ in CT Trailers, especially out of state = OMFG, just shoot me. __________________ ________________________ NBS Sportfishing Affiliates

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02-22-2008, 06:22 AM	#2
ChuckA User Gallery Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Madison Ct Posts: 2,150	I think after 10 years old you can register the boat here . I had bought a motor home in RI with no title just a bill of sale and had no problem registering it here (Ct) Here's the DMV link give them a call to be sure. Connecticut Boat Registration Procedure, Forms, & Information - DMV.ORG

02-22-2008, 09:17 AM	#5
stormy c NBS Member User Gallery Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 98	I was able to register a boat with no hull# or title some years ago. It was not a problem for me. The boat was over 20 years old. good luck

02-22-2008, 12:01 PM	#6
Scup NBS Member User Gallery Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stonington Posts: 374	May God have mercy on your soul if you have the same problem as it applies to a boat trailer. My fishing buddy sent his wife to the Dept of Motor vehicles thinking that since he had all the paperwork, she should be able to waltz right through the process. Three trips later, and to two different motor vehicle sites, he finally got it registered. It failed the safety inspection because it had only one safety chain, then they refused to inspect the trailer for some stupid reason after he added another chain. Finally he had to go up to Glastonbury to get it registered. His wife did not have anything to do with him for month afterwards!

02-22-2008, 07:07 PM	#9
stormy c NBS Member User Gallery Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 98	If his wife did not have anything to do with him for a couple of months where do I get one of those trailers?