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Contact your local license bureau and get the phone # for the title card trouble shooter in st paul, assuming it has a title (not required under 18′?) this guy helped me recover one 6 years ago in a short amount of time. Different set of circumstances but he had the power to resolve a missing title with no more than a bill of sale to go on.Hopefully your seller took care of the lien but as mentioned earlier check with his bank if possible. They would probably be interested in seeing a copy of that bill of sale you have.

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I have asked him for the name of his lender repeatedly and got nothing. I will try calling him a few more times today… so frustrating.

My main concern is that the registration expires on the 31st. I can’t renew the registration without a title. Also, the boat is insured right now… what if the storage facility burned down or something? Would I be able to make a claim when I really don’t “own” the boat? I don’t know what else to do besides sue him… which really doesn’t guarantee me anything.. just a piece of paper stating I have judgement against him.

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Is this guy from Wabasha or Rochester?

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No… Brooklyn Park, MN.

Thanks for your input…

I have been trying to call him for the last three months – he has never answered the phone – cell or home. He has only responded via email. I sent him a certified letter a couple weeks ago. Still nothing… Told him in that letter that if we don’t get it figured out by the 15th I would take legal action.

My guess is that he needed quick money to catch up on mortgage or something, and now is trying to scrap up money to pay the lien off. So frustrating… I understand that these are hard times, but I would be MUCH more understanding if he just communicated with me.

Yeah… I am actually a third-year law student so I know exactly what I should have done… just kind of figured he wouldn’t mess with me since I know how to sue

He even told me that if he didn’t transfer the title, I would have legal recourse against him… doesn’t make sense to me.

Thank you!

I actually bought it from a local guy – I literally live about 5 minutes from him. He seemed like a very trustworthy guy so we decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. I called the licensing center in my city before we purchased it and they told me that this was a pretty typical situation… He still owed money on the boat so he supposedly took the money, paid off the lien, and was SUPPOSED to transfer the title…