Neil,

Yesterday I registered (in the Western US) a boat and trailer, neither
of which had any identifying marks or numbers. All I had was a vague
bill of sale. It took a minute or two, but finally the lady went to
her manager and he told her to create a new coast guard number for the
boat and a new entry for the trailer. I got to make up my own year and
manufacturer for both. The trailer is a home made job. I told her
that and don't know if it did anything to help move the process along.
Just tell them they're both custom-made--even if they aren't, in a way
they are...

Good luck

wrote:
I have just bought a trailer on Ebay. It came with a bill of sale.
When I went to the DMV they told me I needed a title or they could not
help.

Any ideas on how to beat the system?

Neil