Getting boat title and registered RED TAPE…

  • iowa roger
    North central Iowa
    Posts: 259
    #1282104

    I am in the process of getting my new boat ( New to Me ) Titled and registered so that I can get current Iowa license for it.
    There is a lot of red tape.
    Eventually I will get this mess all done and be good to go I hope.
    It seems that the trailer is separate from the boat and it has been easy compared to the boat.
    I guess it is to keep shysters and scammers from operating I am told.

    Thanks for reading my rant……

    Roger

    EWerner
    Posts: 22
    #1168930

    I just bought a new to me bought this spring and went though the licensing thing here in Minnesota. It was a good thing I bought the rig from a good friend of mine and that he had it properly titled and all that so it was fairly easy. And yes they asked me ‘did it come with a trailer’ to which I replied ‘Thank goodness I had a hatch back so I could get the 1200lb boat home!’ Yeah I had to transfer owner ship to myself and it helped that my friend was registered as the owner. All went fairly well with just two trips to the county office.

    brian_j
    Posts: 204
    #1169359

    Iowa is a pain, but usually the boat is easier. As long as all the legal owners are on board you’ll get it worked out – just takes time.

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