Here's my dilemma. Several years ago I purchased an inflatable dink from a guy in PA. The dink has MD numbers on it. Through fault of my own I never got a title for the dink and have no idea how or where to find the guy I purchased it from. Now that we have the new house with a dock I'd like to hang a motor on it and actually use it but without a title I can't get it registered in MD. Anyone have any suggestions? If I can't get it registered I just have to sell it to someone who doesn't care about that little formality.
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Mike,
Any chance you have a bill of sale, you might be able to give the reg numbers to DNR and have them look up the address of the prior owner if you have some proof that you bought the dingy, I doubt that they would just give you an address just by giving them the registration number. You might just call DNR and explain and see if they have some process to re-register it.
Dan
Any chance you have a bill of sale, you might be able to give the reg numbers to DNR and have them look up the address of the prior owner if you have some proof that you bought the dingy, I doubt that they would just give you an address just by giving them the registration number. You might just call DNR and explain and see if they have some process to re-register it.
Dan
Mike,
Where are you getting the motor from. I do not know about MD, but here in NJ you do not register or title a dink, unless you are putting a motor on it. If you have a receipt for the motor, I would try going that route. Remove the PA numbers, take the motor receipt and tell them you boat the boat several years ago at a yard sale.
Scott
Where are you getting the motor from. I do not know about MD, but here in NJ you do not register or title a dink, unless you are putting a motor on it. If you have a receipt for the motor, I would try going that route. Remove the PA numbers, take the motor receipt and tell them you boat the boat several years ago at a yard sale.
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Mike,
In NY you need a certificate of origin from the seller. Without that, you need to fill out a form and provide a tracing of the HIN or a picture of it (usually a plate on the transom) along with a bill of sale.
In NY you need a certificate of origin from the seller. Without that, you need to fill out a form and provide a tracing of the HIN or a picture of it (usually a plate on the transom) along with a bill of sale.
I bought a dink w/o motor from a guy who had kept it in his closet rolled up in the bag for 15 yrs. I wanted to add an electric motor. CA DMV has a form which I used to have my harbormaster sign verifying I owned the dink and the HIM number on it matched the HIM on the paperwork. Another option would have been had a water cop do the verification.
Maybe your state has something similar?
Maybe your state has something similar?
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Mike I have a 14ft jon boat (alum) that I found in the wetlands, and DNR gave me prev. owner, and he sent me a letter that he didn't want it anymore, thus being able to reg, but i NEVER HAVE, it is tied under my deck at the house.
Mike I will offer an opinion I think you can make a bill of sale and use the owners name and registration numbers and then take it to DNR and register it. When I registered mine in SC all I needed was the Bill of sale and a rubbing of the numbers on a separate paper. The bill of sale was just a generic form. It was simple except for the rubbing she had 4 people look at it to confirm the numbers.
Went through the same thing this summer. Had a written bill of sale from the owner who had never registered the dink but it wasn't enough for DMV in NY. Had to take photos of the half disappeared # on the hull (we also traced it) and finally got the damn thing registered only to sell it about 2 weeks later! DMV also told me I could call my local precinct and they would send an officer over to verify I had the boat with those numbers. To this day I can't figure out how that was gonna prove I didn't steal it!!