Yeah I had a similar process with getting a VIN for mine except mine doesn't have brakes which means I don't have to get a yearly state inspection for it in Va. But to get a VIN I had to go to DMV fill out the paperwork, mail it off with a $40 VIN fee, wait for the VIN plate to arrive with the paperwork for the cop, call non-emergency dispatch to get a cop to come to my house to watch me install the VIN to make sure I did it correctly (drilling two holes and hammering in some rivets is such a hard process I need supervision), have him sign off that I did it correctly, take that form back to DMV, get them to stamp it, mail that off with the $170 permanent trailer plate fee (or $70/year if I didn't want to get the permanent reg), and then wait for plates to be mailed.
It was a fun process as with anything with the DMV.
Boat on the other, mail off form and check to DGIF, get a new title.
