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Looking 4 CA Registration Help/Suggestions

Hey Guys,

I have an 84 Cole that I'm selling, and when I bought it the seller said that it had "never been registered". It doesn't have a title and supposedly has never been registered. I've got two questions that I was hoping the "pool of knowledge" could help me with:

1. Did Cole sell boats in the 80's without titles? Bare hulls or otherwise???

2. What's the best way to get a boat registered in CA (with no paperwork) without a lot of hassle?

Thanks in advance, John.

when i bought my California performance tunnel, it was strictly a drag boat, and had never been registered. it was simple, you just need a bill of sale! you file a form for certificate of title. put the hin#'s and call it what ever you want. only thing that i found out, was that the tax man found out i had a new boat because i registered it.... bam $250 stones a year prop tax! should have left it alone. i wanted a pink, to make it more legit if i ever sold it. tell dmv what your doing and they will give you the forms you need. very simple. hardest part for me was getting signatures from the old owner, they ended up comming from my pen. good luck, Nelson.

I think I would get hold of Jim Lange because he would know. I have "heard" of race boats built with no ID numbers...but never seen it.

I think the numbers being there are the biggest deal.

well, i did the cp in 2006, no varification needed. they just had me fill out the paperwork and it was done. didnt need anything from the manufacturer, just a bill of sale. cal perf wasnt in thier records, so i could have called it anything i wanted. good luck.

i just went through the same thing last year.tryed to buy a race boat. but it had no vin# stamped on the hull.dmv told me there was no way i could get tags on the boat without a vin#.not even reconstuction title.if it has numbers ats all good with them.

Originally Posted by Fiat48

I think I would get hold of Jim Lange because he would know. I have "heard" of race boats built with no ID numbers...but never seen it.

Yes you have.

Well....LOL...I'll be darn.
I stand corrected then.

Register it in AZ.

make up some #'s... the city told me my new boat house violated all kinds of building codes. i lifted it, put an axle and a tounge on it, threw a perm trailer license plate on it and told the code enforcement it was a trailer parked in my driveway! a month later i cut the axle out and cut off the tounge. theres more than one way to skin a cat! boat house is still siting where i built it.