Thread: boat trailer without a title

Originally Posted by Joshuasoileau

I bought a boat trailer without the title and it had no license plate. It was for one of my buddies grandpa and he said it has just been sitting in his yard for a long time and does not remeber who the trailer is for. Is there a way to get a title for this trailer.

Josh, I went through the exact same situation a few years ago. I had to write out an affidavit stating all the particulars and mail it to Baton Rouge for approval. It wasn't difficult. Your local DMV can get you started.---Pooch

Go to the dmv get a form for a homemade trailer. you have to get it notarized that its homemade . then take it to the state trooper hg they will number it . if it got a manufacture plate take it off and also any numbers that stenciled on it around the tongue. weld them up grind them smooth . they look for numbers on the tongue the last thing give it a homemade paint job the reason I know I built several trailers & put salvage trailers back on the road .john

does anyone know where the numbers are on a maigic tilt trailer.

Josh, the numbers are usually on the tongue near the hitch, sometimes on the bottom. I would go the DMV route first. I built a trailer a few years back and went to the State Police to have it registered and numbered. They first though I was guilty of stealing it and tried to prove that for over an hour. They finely gave me the numbers after making me feel real guilty. Now this was a home made trailer and it looked homemade. I'd hate to try and pass off a factory trailer off as homemade. Those troopers at Troop C are tough. The other way to get it done is find someone with a title for a junked trailer. You'd be surprised how many people hold on to those things long after the trailer is shot. You might even ask at you friendly notary's office. When I needed one a few years back for a trailer that I owned and mentioned it to the notary, he gave me the name of someone who had a bunch of such titles for sale for 25 bucks. In fact I would start with a good notary and tell them you have an abandoned trailer with no papers and they should steer you in the right direction.
"gene"