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• snookaffinity Posts: 1,303 Officer

  February 2012 #2

  Call your county tax collector's office and they can instruct you with what you need. I don't think there will be a problem.

  "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

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• The Cat's Eye Posts: 1,722 Captain

  March 2012 #3

  Some canoes have hull numbers just like boats. If the canoe is fiberglass the number is molded into the gel coat and can be very hard to see. If the canoe has such a number it will facilitate the whole process. You will also need a bill of sale from your buddy.

  Giimoozaabi

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• coachgun1 Posts: 307 Deckhand

  April 2012 #4

  Will probably not be able to register it without getting a title.

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• Jack Hexter Posts: 5,610 Moderator

  April 2012 #5

  There is no title for a canoe

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• fieroman Posts: 230 Officer

  April 2012 #6

  i can tell you that there is a title for a canoe if you register when you put a motor on it. if you don't believe me i can scan the one i have for my canoe. If you have a certificate of origin it is easy to do if not you need to get the hull number. The tax collector will be able to tell you exactly how to do it. may have to apply for a homebuilt.

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• yellowdog Posts: 153 Deckhand

  April 2012 #7

  I just did this to my kayak in North Carolina. Had to fill out a form stating that I bought it on Craigslist and paid cash-so no bill of sale. Had to include a picture of the hull number off the yak. Got a title and it registered in a week after mailing the forms. I got my info thru the NC Wildlife website. I emailed them and told them what I wanted to do and they seent me the forms and told me how to fill them out so there would be no delays. I did have to get the forms notarized.

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• surfman Posts: 6,017 Admiral

  April 2012 #8

  Call them up and tell them what you have told us and ask them exactly what do you need to get the canoe registered. Be sure to write it all down. Then call back in a day or two and hopefully talk to someone else and repeat the process hopefully talking to a different person. Hopefully between the two of them you will get all the right info and you will only need to make one trip to the tax collectors office to get this done. Good luck!

  Tight Lines, Steve
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• CDill9 Posts: 108 Officer

  April 2012 #9

  You usually do not have to register a vessel if it has less than 10 HP. That is why you see motors with 9.9 HP to avoid the registration process.

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• sknight88 Posts: 323 Deckhand

  April 2012 #10

  Not true, any motor means registration. Maybe was like that before, but no more. The 9.9 does help ids under 16 stay below the 10 hp limit tough...

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• surfman Posts: 6,017 Admiral

  April 2012 #11

  CDill9 wrote: »

  You usually do not have to register a vessel if it has less than 10 HP. That is why you see motors with 9.9 HP to avoid the registration process.

  
  False, even if you put an electric on it it must be registered.

  Tight Lines, Steve
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  Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.  Will Rogers

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• Jim311 Posts: 4,961 Captain

  April 2012 #12

  9.9 motors are designed to let you run in low horsepower bodies of water for the most part. Although some states may have different laws, in Florida if it has a motor (electric or otherwise) it has to be registered. I have a Gheenoe with a 9.9 and it's registered. Registration is 13 bucks a year, LOL.

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• Idlewilde Posts: 1,357 Officer

  April 2012 #13

  CDill9 wrote: »

  You usually do not have to register a vessel if it has less than 10 HP. That is why you see motors with 9.9 HP to avoid the registration process.

  
  Not true - where did you get that information? :shrug

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• CDill9 Posts: 108 Officer

  April 2012 #14

  I apologize, that is applicable in the state of Connecticut where I was previously stationed.

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• LittleBert Posts: 203 Deckhand

  April 2012 #15

  I did this just 2 weeks ago for a 12' boat my neighbor gave me. Assuming you are in Fl, go to the tag office and get the form for registering a previously unregistered and untitled vessel (this from is not on the DMV site). The form lists several reasons for the vessel never being registered, I chose something like "boat was never used with a motor". They issued me a title and registration on the spot. I did however have the previous owner available to sign this form and get it notarized. I don't see why you cold not sign it yourself though. I did have the HIN but they did not require verification. I was very surprised by how easy this was. I expected a nightmare. Cost just under $50 and I was out the door with my reg and sticker in 15 minutes.

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• Bakerman Posts: 1,222 Officer

  April 2012 #16

  " ■All vessels, with the exception of non-motor-powered vessels less than 16 feet in length, non-motor-powered canoes, kayaks, racing shells, or rowing sculls, regardless of length, must be registered through your local Tax Collector's Office."
  
  http://myfwc.com/boating/boating-regulations#registration
  
  Poorly written but anything powered or longer than 16 feet needs registration.

  Bakerman formerly known as Bakerman.

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• Dreads0518 Posts: 21 Greenhorn

  April 2012 #17

  This thread is still going??
  Easy registration.
  Obtain a bill of sale from the seller.
  In the Bill of Sale, include a statement from the seller, to the fact that the craft was never registered in the
  state of Florida.
  Done.........
  
  Thanks for your reply's.

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• tarawa Posts: 153 Deckhand

  May 2012 #18

  I purchased a 10' bass tender from a yard sale. No bill of sale or no "origin on manufacture". After a year of dealing with Palm Beach County tax collector, I gave the boat to a friend to use on a private pond. The county was not going to register the boat in my name without the "origin on manufacture" certificate. Unfortuanately, the manufacturer was no longer in business, so I couldn't get a duplicate. I am sure this was a Palm Beach County interpretation of the law, as they seem to make them up as they go.

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