Trailer Without a Title or Regastration
 

I bought a project boat this winter, I have the title for the boat but the trailer has no title or registration .So how do I go about getting it registered?

grind off the vin number put a new coat of paint on it and tell them its a homemade trailer you need to title.

Might just give a call to who ever does the titling and ask them. Many states don't require a trailer title or license for boat trailers (KY doesn't)

You can do what Ben says or find the original number and have someone do a title search as long as you are sure it doesn't have a shady past.

grind off the vin number put a new coat of paint on it and tell them its a homemade trailer you need to title. Yes do this then google one of the Maine registration sites and get it titled and tagged in Maine. Very easy to do and cheap. They will walk you thru it. All legal and be done in couple of day for very cheap.

https://mainetrailer.com/trailer-registrations or the Staab Registration site

I actually had a girl at the DMV in California tell me to go home, build a new trailer with all the frailer parts I had except for the part with the numbers and bring it back the next day. ( an old roommate gave me the trailer, it hadn't been registered in years and they wanted more in back registration than the trailer cost new) So I did, they gave me new numbers and life was good.

Oklahoma the boat registration is the trailer registration too. Bizarre .
Some states there are gvwr steps where say under 5000 lbs ,can do homebuilt , but over , must be inspected and titled

Maryland you have to take it to state police for inspection. I'm sure Jersey is no better???
Can you do Maine Reg out of state?

Yes. I've done it several times. 5year tags for $99 vs paying out the ass every 2 years in MD

I don't know about the out of state registration I think I'll try the home route,thanks for the help.

Some states don't use titles on trailers. If you bought your trailer from one of those states, all you can do at the DMV is show up with the bill of sale, because the seller doesn't have a title because his state never issued him one.

I understand your reluctance to do so but It is worth a 5 minute call to one of the out of state vendors I listed. You can get title, tags and registration very easily or continue to be frustrated. It is all legal. Just look at trailers driving around you in NJ. I bet 75% of them have Maine plates on them. Good luck.

Maine registration for sure. Quick, easy, and inexpensive. Hell, the douche bag drunk driver that hit me had his truck registered through the same agency that registered my trailer!

The main question is did the trailer come from a state that does not have titles. I bought my myco from Georgia where there is no titles. . Just had the owner notorize a bill of sale and printed off an affidavit of ownership on line that he had notorized also. No problems at all. Jeff wurl

NYS Troopers and NYS sheriffs write tickets on Maine plates if your not commercial. Just my personal experience....lol

Can the Maine title then be transferred back to my home state so I can get my in state title?
I know taxes transfer fees etc, don't care.

I have the same issue,Trailer came with boat and no reg and no vin tag or #'s anywhere!!Boat and trailer came out of OK where they don't have to reg trailers under so many pnds.Talked to the bank that financed the deal and nothing on the trailer.the original owner doesn't even know what make the trailer is!! Craney,if im not mistaken if you try and go the home made rout,they want a materials list and receipts b 4 they will give u a title unless something has changed.Please post how you make out!!!Good Luck!!:boat:

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I just went through that exact same situation on a trailer that had never been registered and had no paperwork other than a hand written bill of sale, no title. After many trips to the CA DMV they finally told me to get a signed letter from the seller stating that the trailer had not been registered in any state for more than 5 years. The CA DMV then issued a new title using the existing VIN number.
On another trailer many years ago I had the same situation and I welded and ground the old numbers off, painted the trailer and registered it as new home made.
either way works.