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01-30-2012, 09:54 PM
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help buying
ok well i moved from palm beach to saint pete had to sell my savage project and now i just found a sceptre dont know the year and it doesnt have a title the guy sell owns a boat restore company here and found it in a lot im getting the vins this week. he says the floor are great and from pics her sent the top cap and everything else looks good but old and it need a new transom it was a i/o so i make it closed with bracket if i get it. its missing wind sheld and is a project for sure. i was wondering how hard would it be it get a title and how much should i offer and whats the cost to get a title any help would help thanks guys.
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02-03-2012, 11:52 AM
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I would not spend one minute more on it unless the guy will get a title first.
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02-03-2012, 01:12 PM
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If you can get the HIN or the registration numbers, you can go to the tag agency and fill out a form and they'll send a letter to the last title holder at his/her last known address. The letter will have your contact info and a request to contact you regarding the vehicle in question. The last title holder may or may not still be at that address. He may or may not decide to contact you. He may be dead, for all you know. Or the boat may have been stolen, and he wants it back. If you can't get the last known owner to transfer the title, you will need a court order. I don't know how you would get that unless you can prove the boat was abandoned or salvaged. Are these risks you want to take on a project boat that you may shell out a couple thousand bucks for? It may be worth the risk if the boat is free, but I wouldn't chance it otherwise. There are too many cheap project boats around that do have their papers to mess with one that don't. Dave
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02-03-2012, 03:36 PM
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In NC, the shop owner where it's stored can file a mechanic's lein on it and after 30 days, he assumes ownership for nonpayment from the customer that left it. You have to pay for the paperwork and filing and, of course, whatever the seller requires. Don't know if they do that where you are, though.
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02-03-2012, 05:12 PM
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When I bought the 27 Seamaster on Ebay 2 years ago for $305.00
There was no title... It had a Florida registration number which we tracked down to dead people!!  There are companies that specialize in title work. It cost me $200 clams, but as it worked out I'm titled as the original owner from 1968 at the age of 14....  These services range from $200 to $400 just Google it... Good luck,
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02-03-2012, 08:46 PM
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George, what length Sceptre? Not that that matters on your concern but i was just curious.
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