On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 16:06:38 GMT, Ignoramus26831
wrote:

I am in IL.

I bought a 12 foot boat with trailer at an "estate sale", for $120.

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/12-f...raft-Seafarer/

All we did was writing a "bill of sale" on a small piece of paper.

Now I am beginning to realize that I have to possibly go through a
mountain of paperwork to actually get title to the boat AND trailer.

Does anyone have any actual experience dealing with transfer of
boat/trailer titles etc?

Connecticut is a non-title state so any answer I give might be
suspect, but generally a bill of sale is sufficient proof of ownership
- in particular for $120.

If the boat had been previously registered, then you should be fine.
If the trailer has a VIN number on it, then just have the seller redo
the bill of sale referencing the VIN. If it doesn't have a VIN, then
just tell them that and show the bill of sale.

While I'm not a fan of most DMVs, usually if you approach them with
the attitude that you have a problem that only they can solve, it's
amazing how quickly it gets resolved.