Apparently nobody registers boats in their name anymore. So its almost impossible to get one registered in your name if you buy from someone like this.

Hope you realize that is a Dept. of Revenue deal concerning the payment of sales tax and not a TWRA issue.

Im aware of that. But isnt there a fine for improper registration if the boat isnt in your name even if current in tags?

Why is it a problem to put it your name if the boat is not reported as stollen?
Seems like you could just pay the fee and have it put in your name?

I also bought a boat last year from a guy at my work. The guy i bought it from literly buys anything he finds at a good price on craigslist and turns around and makes profit on it. Lucky the boat had current regestration decals on it but they run out this year, 2012 was the last year of registration.

In other words i have no bill of sale, am i about to be jumping throught hoops paying money out of my [censored] to get this thing titled?

I never stated anything about TWRA, because your right it has nothing to do with them.

But thats sort of what I figured.

My main issue( and I didnt no anything about regestering a boat at the time, otherwise i would not have bought it) the guy i bought it from of course doesnt have a bill of sale, and lord knows who he bought it from because he no longer works here.

I gota feeling this is going to be very painfull

Apparently nobody registers boats in their name anymore. So its almost impossible to get one registered in your name if you buy from someone like this.