I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

Thanks for any help!

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:19:07 -0400, bruce@not. wrote:

I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

Thanks for any help!

Is there a name on the Bill of Sale? Does the Florida registration
have a name on it?

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bruce@not. wrote in message
...
I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

Thanks for any help!



Definitely register it in Florida if you can. It will cost you less than
four dollars.

Florida has this new classic boat registration. Any boat over 30 years old
with original power can be registered as a classic for only the cost of the
sticker ($3.50)

My classic, blue water, 27-foot, Coronado sailing yacht will cost me $3.50
per year to register from now on as she was commissioned in 1972. It used to
cost 60 bucks about fifteen years ago, 80 bucks about ten years ago and has
been upped to 140 bucks this year.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Oct 21, 4:34*pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
bruce@not. wrote in message

...

I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

Thanks for any help!

Definitely register it in Florida if you can. It will cost you less than
four dollars.

Florida has this new classic boat registration. Any boat over 30 years old
with original power can be registered as a classic for only the cost of the
sticker ($3.50)

My classic, blue water, 27-foot, Coronado sailing yacht will cost me $3.50
per year to register from now on as she was commissioned in 1972. It used to
cost 60 bucks about fifteen years ago, 80 bucks about ten years ago and has
been upped to 140 bucks this year.

Wilbur Hubbard

Up here, (Canada) when you go to transfer it over, they (CCG) go by
the numbers already on the boat. It cost me 10 bucks to change it
over, but you do NOT get an ownership like you would with a Car. The
printout sheet is all they give you now-adays.

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:19:07 -0400, bruce@not. wrote:

I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

I have heard from reliable sources that it is easier to register a
boat in Georgia if the chain of ownership is unclear. Essentially it
is an unregistered boat now. Go to Georgia with a notarized
bill-of-sale and that should get you started.

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:36:31 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:19:07 -0400, bruce@not. wrote:

I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

I have heard from reliable sources that it is easier to register a
boat in Georgia if the chain of ownership is unclear. Essentially it
is an unregistered boat now. Go to Georgia with a notarized
bill-of-sale and that should get you started.

I agree with Wayne - if you have a notarized bill of sale you should
be fine. Georgia is a non-title state, so even a non-notarized
bill-of-sale should be sufficient. There isn't a title registration
process so there shouldn't be any question as to chain of ownership.

If I remember correctly, there are something like 12 or 13 states that
do not require or issue titles. In New England, it's Connecticut,
Maine and New Hampshire. Down south it's Alabama, Georgia and
Louisiana - as I remember it.

In fact, a few years ago, there was an interstate theft ring who would
haunt interstate highways looking for late model boats from non-title
states. They would steal a boat with a CT registation for example,
re-register it in say Alabama, then flip that registration to a title
state like Mississippi. A friend of mine had his Ranger stolen a few
years ago and that's what happened. They finally found the boat in
New York two years later and only because it was insured through the
same company that originally insured it. The serial number gave it
away.

In article ,
says...

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:36:31 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:19:07 -0400, bruce@not. wrote:

I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

I have heard from reliable sources that it is easier to register a
boat in Georgia if the chain of ownership is unclear. Essentially it
is an unregistered boat now. Go to Georgia with a notarized
bill-of-sale and that should get you started.

I agree with Wayne - if you have a notarized bill of sale you should
be fine. Georgia is a non-title state, so even a non-notarized
bill-of-sale should be sufficient. There isn't a title registration
process so there shouldn't be any question as to chain of ownership.

If I remember correctly, there are something like 12 or 13 states that
do not require or issue titles. In New England, it's Connecticut,
Maine and New Hampshire. Down south it's Alabama, Georgia and
Louisiana - as I remember it.

In fact, a few years ago, there was an interstate theft ring who would
haunt interstate highways looking for late model boats from non-title
states. They would steal a boat with a CT registation for example,
re-register it in say Alabama, then flip that registration to a title
state like Mississippi. A friend of mine had his Ranger stolen a few
years ago and that's what happened. They finally found the boat in
New York two years later and only because it was insured through the
same company that originally insured it. The serial number gave it
away.

Yeah, I built a beautiful sailboat for a guy a few years back and it got
stolen. Cods said "it went south"...

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:04:17 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

In fact, a few years ago, there was an interstate theft ring who would
haunt interstate highways looking for late model boats from non-title
states. They would steal a boat with a CT registation for example,
re-register it in say Alabama, then flip that registration to a title
state like Mississippi.

That's the way it's done around here for boats having no title -
useful trick for garage sale specials, etc.

On Oct 21, 4:19*pm, bruce@not. wrote:
I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

Thanks for any help!

In GA, if you have a bill of sale from the seller, you're good to go.

In article 7d7c2a8d-7445-402e-a63c-6e548cc87289
@a6g2000vbp.googlegroups.com, says...

On Oct 21, 4:19*pm, bruce@not. wrote:
I bought an old 1977 runabout and want to get it registered in
GA, but the last time it was registered was in FL. So far I
haven't been able to contact the last person who registered it,
or even find out who they are. The GA DNR told me to contact the
FL DNR, but it looks like in FL the DMV handles boat
registration. Can anyone tell me the best way of going about
this?

Thanks for any help!

In GA, if you have a bill of sale from the seller, you're good to go.

Yeah, great for the boat thieves who work in this area. It's
irresponsible of the Georgian govt to allow that to happen so freely.
It's not like they don't know it's happening...