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 Boat title question
#14370503
05/17/22 10:08 PM
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IdRaTherBeCasting
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Guy has a small boat I want to buy... it had been registered in the past from previous owner but this owner never had the title.....
Is it hard to get the title?? As I wanted to buy it to fish a few public lakes..
Thanks
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Re: Boat title question
[Re: IdRaTherBeCasting]
#14370506
05/17/22 10:09 PM
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hopalong
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run and don't stop till you don't remember the boat with no title.
worst mistake you can make, have to have a bill of sale and since it has been registered you for sure need the signed title.
find another.
" Hop, set the hook"!
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Re: Boat title question
[Re: IdRaTherBeCasting]
#14370511
05/17/22 10:17 PM
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IdRaTherBeCasting
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The owner was saying it was easy to apply for a lost title... but I am skeptical as if I can't get it registered I wasted the money
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Re: Boat title question
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05/17/22 10:21 PM
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Texan Til I Die
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The owner was saying it was easy to apply for a lost title... but I am skeptical as if I can't get it registered I wasted the money It's fairly easy if the boat is registered in YOUR name and you need a replacement title. It's a very complicated and expensive task to get a title to a boat that doesn't have one and you don't already own.
"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin." - Samuel Adams
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Re: Boat title question
[Re: IdRaTherBeCasting]
#14370524
05/17/22 10:31 PM
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Osbornfishing
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The owner was saying it was easy to apply for a lost title... but I am skeptical as if I can't get it registered I wasted the money If it is so easy, why hasn’t the current owner filed for a title? I would never buy a boat in Texas without a title. There is no telling what you could be getting involved with.
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Re: Boat title question
[Re: IdRaTherBeCasting]
#14370528
05/17/22 10:34 PM
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hopalong
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The owner was saying it was easy to apply for a lost title... but I am skeptical as if I can't get it registered I wasted the money like texan said above, if it is in your name, easy to get a replacement, not in your name and no title, like I said above, run.
" Hop, set the hook"!
hopalong 99,999
TexDawg 99,999
FJB! not my president by a long shot!
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Re: Boat title question
[Re: Osbornfishing]
#14370530
05/17/22 10:35 PM
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hopalong
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The owner was saying it was easy to apply for a lost title... but I am skeptical as if I can't get it registered I wasted the money If it is so easy, why hasn’t the current owner filed for a title? I would never buy a boat in Texas without a title. There is no telling what you could be getting involved with. it had been registered in the past from previous owner but this owner never had the title.....
" Hop, set the hook"!
hopalong 99,999
TexDawg 99,999
FJB! not my president by a long shot!
lake fork FISHERMANS COVE MARINA/reservations - 903 474 7479
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Re: Boat title question
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#14370547
05/17/22 10:51 PM
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Osbornfishing
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The owner was saying it was easy to apply for a lost title... but I am skeptical as if I can't get it registered I wasted the money If it is so easy, why hasn’t the current owner filed for a title? I would never buy a boat in Texas without a title. There is no telling what you could be getting involved with. it had been registered in the past from previous owner but this owner never had the title..... To TPWD the name on the title is the person who owns the boat. If you purchase the boat from someone not listed on the title, the purchase is not recognized by TPWD. You cannot file as a lost title because your name is not on the title. It gets complicated very quickly.
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Re: Boat title question
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#14370718
05/18/22 03:03 AM
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The only person that can apply for a lost title is the last owner it was titled to. So if the guy trying to sell the boat never had it in his name then he can’t even apply for a lost title.
So it is not easy at all.
Plus if it has an outboard motor you will also need a title for it. Which is 99% he doesn’t have.
Retirement best job ever.
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Re: Boat title question
[Re: IdRaTherBeCasting]
#14370720
05/18/22 03:07 AM
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IdRaTherBeCasting
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Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. It would be ok for ponds but I'm gonna pass as wanted it for public lakes
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Re: Boat title question
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#14370803
05/18/22 11:24 AM
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NoWeighers
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Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. It would be ok for ponds but I'm gonna pass as wanted it for public lakes Good decision. Easier than picking Barkley..
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Re: Boat title question
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#14370891
05/18/22 12:53 PM
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JesseX
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run and don't stop till you don't remember the boat with no title. worst mistake you can make, have to have a bill of sale and since it has been registered you for sure need the signed title. find another. ![[Linked Image]](https://c.tenor.com/fKMzakG8oPYAAAAM/jenn-jenn-robbins.gif) Significant grief awaits those who buy a boat/motor in Texas without a title in the person's name selling the items. You are going to have a very nice yard ornament because that is all it can be used for. Run away as fast as you can and don't look back. TPWD does not play around. Go with the person selling the boat to a TPWD office. See what they tell you. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2022/05/full-1709-139625-t.jpg)
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Re: Boat title question
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#14371046
05/18/22 02:57 PM
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IslandJim
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If it's aluminum, you could probably get $.20 per pound, AFTER you saw it up and haul it to the scrapyard. Otherwise, it has NO value. IslandJim
I'm an Eighth Day Adventist. On the Eighth Day, God went fishing!
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