Help identifying my boat? Trying to register it

**ruckmanite** · 07-13-2018, 07:32 AM

Ok, so here's my story...I bought this nice little 14' V bottom boat from this nice little old man a little less than a month ago, he gave me his registration and a bill of sale, it has tags through end of this month, I verified it had an HIN, so everything should be fine right??

Well, so I go to our wonderful, gubment operated DFA yesterday to licence it, and no issues assessing it...then I go see the DFA lady...I had my silly rubbing of the HIN, and she says its one digit short...its 11 digits (keep in mind I had the old registration in hand where the old man registered it with this HIN, but anyway)...so she calls the next gubment organization, agfc and they said nope, cant register it, I will have to get another HIN, so she gives me that number.

SO I call the agfc, and talk to a guy that asks what make and model, I said it has none, the registration has none, and the boat has no markings....he says my bill of sale is invalid, and I have to get the make and model....I asked how I do that?? He said, take it to somebody who knows about boats??!!....I then asked him what exactly he did then lol...that went over well.....so NOW I need to identify the dang boat, which has no manufacturer markings ANYWHERE, I went over every inch of it....so any info would be greatly appreciated!!!

I guess I take it to my blind uncle ted, have him say "yep, its a sea nymph 14r"...then call em back and tell em I talked to someone that knows about boats geez

**Mac Daddy** · 07-13-2018, 08:13 AM

I think you answered your own question. Pick a manufacturer and a model number and give then what they want. Now I know it's not right, and that would bug the crap out of me. But they're not going to try and prove you wrong. You might post some pictures on here and somebody might recognize what it is and help you some.

**ruckmanite** · 07-13-2018, 08:50 AM

funny thing is I left them a message yesterday, about 4:15, they just called back, I told em what make and model blind uncle Ted said :-), and they are sending me a form to fill out, attach pictures too and they will generate me an HIN...wow...these new rules are so stupid, you couldn't make this stuff up....so basically if you want to be law abiding, the nuts running the asylum just put you on the merry go round and here we go!! No wonder most folks dont fool with registering jon boats lol

**armyman** · 07-13-2018, 12:38 PM

Post several pictures of the boat.....side, front, transom shot, etc. This would be a fun thread and help you, too. Lots of people out here with a lot of knowledge!

**GoTennTitans** · 07-13-2018, 01:23 PM

My friend had kinda the same problem about a year ago. They said his HIN was a digit short. He went back with another rubbing of the HIN and this time another digit had appeared. He said the more he rubbed on it, the longer it got.

Gotta play the game sometimes because most of it is BS anyway. Good luck.

**ruckmanite** · 07-13-2018, 01:36 PM

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here's pics

**garguy** · 07-13-2018, 06:07 PM

Kind of looks like an Arkansas Traveler.

**"G"** · 07-13-2018, 06:24 PM

Looks like either a old Starcraft or maybe a Mirrorcraft

**armyman** · 07-13-2018, 07:00 PM

I was thinking Starcraft, also....50's era. jmo. Good looking old boat.

**strmwalker** · 07-13-2018, 09:26 PM

that looks like a MirroCraft !!!! I had one that look just like it but was not painted !!!

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