Boat Titles MA/CT

[joshn569]

What is needed to register a boat in MA? I have a boat that is from CT but the owner cant find the title. What can I do to get this boat in the water....??

I have an old registration he gave me that almost looks like a title.... Haven't gone to DMV yet but can the MA DMV do a title search?

 

[Thajeffski]

Re: Boat Titles MA/CT

there is no title for boats in CT..... I had the same problem where the previous owner couldn't find it.

Turned out nobody knew CT doesn't do titles till he went to the DMV to straighten it out!

 

[BLU LUNCH]

Re: Boat Titles MA/CT

What title? How many other states don't do titles?

 

[mattb1974]

Re: Boat Titles MA/CT

Maine does not do Boat Titles. No ATV titles either.

 

[pduquette]

Re: Boat Titles MA/CT

In MA.we have to go through the Environmental police not the DMv . Should be able to get going with this link::>> thttp://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dle/instructionspage.htm#Boat

 

[riptide09]

Re: Boat Titles MA/CT

Having done this last year in MA it is easy.

From a non-title state you need a bill of sale, a copy of the registration from the previous state and a tracing of the hull number. You also need to pay the sales tax before you can get it registered.

To pay sales tax online: https://wfb.dor.state.ma.us/WebFile/WSI/Public/WebForms/ST6/RecreationTaxDefault.aspx

Form you should print and complete ahead of time: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dle/registrationtitlingform.pdf

They are going to charge you $25 for a title and then for me it was $60 for 2 year registration. Much better than the DMV who charged me like $55 for a title and $45 for 1 year on the trailer.

 

[joshn569]

Re: Boat Titles MA/CT

Thanks for the posts, thats what I wanted to know.