How to register a boat with no hull id?

[SMarshall]

I bought a little jon boat yesterday for the river. I am going to put a trolling motor on it so I need to register it. It is an older boat and I can't find a hull id number on it anywhere. How do I go about registering it with no id number?


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[Aquaholic]

Call the County Clerk's Office

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[JimFromTN]

Be prepared to be frustrated and angry but it will eventually happen.

 

[RUGER]

I assume you didn't get a card from the previous owner with a hull id number on it?

I know, stupid question but ya never know.

 

[Bucket]

This happened to me several years ago. I explained to the clerk's office there was no hull id, they didn't budge. Finally I just made some numbers up and went to a different person in the office. No problems after that.

 

[catman529]

Mines a 69 or 70 and no hull numbers


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[Hduke86]

I believe it's all in who you deal with and how you deal with them, I have a boat that was pre-69' I believe with no hill I.D. and I just took a picture of my boat along with a walk around video and a bill of sale, no question asked I was good to go

 

[SMarshall]

Thanks guys. No card with the boat. It's never been registered before. It's an old boat that was used on a farm pond.


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[pressfit]

This happened to me several years ago. I explained to the clerk's office there was no hull id, they didn't budge. Finally I just made some numbers up and went to a different person in the office. No problems after that.

There you go!! Hahaha!!

 

[woodyard]

I had big utility trailer that I was taking out of sate back years ago that had no title or any Id numbers. I wanted to license it and me and a employee in the clerk' s office just made an id number up on the spot. Still got the trailer and title. Not as many numbers as a real mfg id number but it got licensed. :lol:

Now they are a little more particular. Have to get a State trooper to inspect the trailer and he assigns it an id number after you pay the fees and do the paperwork.

I don't know how they would do a boat.

 

[Smo]

There's more than one way too skin a cat!

 

[WTM]

call the TWRA boating division and tell them the boat doesnt have a HIN and if im remembering correctly they can assign you a new one. if its a boat older than 1972 it probably doesnt have one.

 

[SMarshall]

I actually got the boat back out today and found the HIN hiding under one of the handles on the back. Turns out it's a 1974 Starcraft. Thanks for all the info guys!


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[SMarshall]

I'll be getting it registered soon and out in the river!


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[WTM]

also just fyi, on boats 1984 and later there are 2 HIN locations. one on the transom and one inside the boat hidden.

 

[SMarshall]

also just fyi, on boats 1984 and later there are 2 HIN locations. one on the transom and one inside the boat hidden.

thanks!


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