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s o wrote:
Hi all,

I planned on buying an old small fiberglass boat with an outboard on it
for about $400. The seller has no title or paperwork whatsoever. I
called dmv and they said bring in a bill of sale(like an invoice) and
they'll decide whether I could register it. Has anyone had similar
experience? how else can I get it registered? thanks.

I have a buddy that years ago bought a boat in CA with the pink slip
promised later. The pink never showed and money was owed on the boat.
Someone suggested he collect receipts from hardware and lumber stores
and claim he built the boat to DMV. He did and it worked. They assigned
new CF numbers.

Just so we're clear, this is illegal. Any boat with an outboard
attached in CA must have CF numbers unless you have a lake on your
property. Good luck.

-phish

Hope your friend got a heck of a deal, as he participated in a scheme
to defraud the lienholder. If your friend knew there was money owed on
the boat, he undoubtedly knew to whom the money was owed. Even if he
didn't know money was owed on the day of the transaction, his status
changed from duped victim to deliberate crook when he discovered he
could never get legal title to the boat ( which was fallout from his
own mistake of paying for something wiithout getting title) and then
crafted an elaborate lie to trick the state into issuing a duplicate
title.