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Not to drag up a 6yr old article but.....FYI

if you do buy/inherit/steal a boat with no title there is a very legal way to get it registered and/or titled(except if stolen of course). In this case it is a 1971. First thing I would do is find out if Florida issued titles in 1971 to boats. If not all you need is a bill of sale and usually a registration....BAM!

In this case #2...did MS have titles for boats in 1971? If not all you need is a bill of sale and you do not usually need a registration....BAM!

I have done this many times with even my own boat as I moved to FL from NJ and NJ did not issue titles on boats until 1987 so any boat made before then I can use just a bill of sale and get my title & reg...BAM!

Check your state's requirements and the state the boat came from as FL does not issue trailer titles so many out of state buyers need to know how to register and/or title it in their state.