Interesting project AKA I lost my mind

Had a friend who had this boat at his house, Parked under a tree for the past 10 years, He told me if I wanted it to come and get it, so I did, The bad, No title as the boat was given to his dad without a title from the brother of the last titled owners brother. I know the title issues can be a booger to wade thru but I will do no work on the hull till a title is in hand.
It is a 1982 Bayliner Capri with an 85 Force and the trailer is in great shape, just pulled it out of the bushes, the tires were 6 inches deep in the ground, aired them up and towed it the 56 miles home with no issues.
The floors are shot, all the interior panels are shot, Transom is solid as a rock as is the hull. Basically I would build the interior of the boat to suit my needs. This would be the second time I have done this type of build, the last was with my dad and a boat he got out of Ga. that one had all the paperwork.
Already had the HIN numbers checked and there are no reports as far as being stolen so that is the first step, Next I will go to the tax collector and see what I will need to do. If anyone has any ideas pleas pass along either in this thread or in private message.
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Can't beat the price..........good luck

Looks like a long line special to me RR

That'll keep ya busy for the summer !! Good luck with the title work.

Apply for a lost tittle -

C_D...I have been there and done that. In GA, I didn't need a title on my boat due to the age of it (1988). It turned out to be a great boat for long lining out of. Lots of work but worth it. Here is the thread from start to finish. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/flori...-project-boat/ I recently sold that boat to a friend and I am still having some regrets, but at least I know he is going to take good care of the boat....Good Luck on your project!!!

C_D...TnT has been there and done that. In GA, He didn't need a title on his boat due to the age of it (1988). It turned out to be a great boat for long lining out of. Lots of work but worth it. Here is the thread from start to finish. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/flori...-project-boat/ He recently sold that boat to a friend and he's still having some regrets, but at least he knows he is going to take good care of the boat....Good Luck on your project!!!

:Rofl

In Florida you are required to have some proof of ownership.
The trailer ususally go with the tittle of boat.

In order to move it around you will need a license for trailer. This can be done
by saying it is hand made. Make sure no id numbers on shown and no mfg name
on it..............Again - you will be applying for trailer tittle to move it with.
Believe with age of boat and possible original numbers on it - it can be tracked down
and a duplicate tittle issued to so it is legal in Florida (needs a number on side of boat)Tax collector at Lake Wales office are very helpful in situations of this nature.
They worked with me when i rebuilt a pontoon boat and salvaged a tandem axle trailer
off old Crestliner that went to dump after purchase do as i could make into pontoon
trailer.

You do have a project there - i asure you - you will be a while on it......do not get
discouraged - work on it only a little each day...............

Just curious - have you tried to start engine yet ? if it is locked up - may want to
pull plugs - squirt penetrating oil down cylingers to loosin things up..............
10 yrs setting may and will put a hurt on an engine not used.......
This would be waste of time if you have another engine to put on it.

I agree with 813. I had issues trying to get replacement titles on boats that guys were trying to sell me when I lived there. I was always told I had to go back to the previous owner that was identified by the FL#'s on the nose or by the vin # in the gelcoat somewhere on the transom. The one time I was able to find a previous owner he wanted money, later claimed it had been stolen and so on. I hope you do better than I did. That could be a sweetheart but I wouldn't do a thing until it was YOUR boat.

Not planning on any work on the boat till title is in hand. As for the previous owner, he past away 11 years ago from what I was told. The motor is not
locked up and I do plan on getting it going soon, maybe find another boat that needs an 85.

I didn't have to have a title as I stated earlier, but I did have to have a bill of sale from the guy I got the boat from so that I could put a tag on the trailer and get the boat registered here in GA. Different states may have different rules and/or laws.

They do, Florida is a tough one from what I have seen. Florida is a Title state, and without the title the boat is worthless as it cannot be registered for use.

Just a thought...maybe a dealer can apply for a "salvage" title and then sign it over to you. I know wrecker companies do it on car/trucks...so why not a boat

That is a thought, I will have to wait and see what I can get done, Might have to sell it to someone in another state:scratchhead

That will keep ya busy for a while.

CD this may or may not help ya. But worth checkin, but maybe you are past this point already
microskiff.com - Titles: Homemade VS. Abandoned - contact your state's department of motor vehicles

Little over a year later and the boat is gone, never did do any work on it as the title issue was just going to be a huge pain, Fast forward a year and my future brother in law calls me up and asks if I want a boat, he picked it up at auction and has a title, I asked how much and he said come get it, he was tired of trying to get it going, $3 motor fuse and it fired up. Got alot of little things to do, Wiring is trash, fuel lines, and 1 soft spot on the floor but I have a title, and she runs.

Sounds like a good deal to me. Congrats!

Proud of you My Friend...........from pictures... looks like you can make something of her........
Can't beat the purchase price......gives you a little room to work on getting her up and ready.

Stay with it - anything i can help you with - do not hesitate to call

Finally found a water pump for Little Blue, AKA Dads Speck Magnet Lord knows I miss that man, July will be 5 years since he went home. it's 14 ft open plain ole fishing boat,Dad loved this old boat, had a 25 Elgin for years but needed parts could not be found so he just put the old Merc on it and kept on fishing.
Wish I could get a dollar for every speck that has been in this boat. It has a 66 Merc 9.8. Put the water pump in this morning and took her out for a spin, It has been about 7 months since she was started and all is well, started on the second pull. Now I can fish and work on the Center Console at my leisure.

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Ya done good CD, and glad to hear you have the little boat up and going. You got a better motor on the CC than the Chrysler. Easier to find parts. have fun with it.

Yea the big boat is a huge upgrade from the last project. And the little blue boat has caught more specks in Osceola county than any other boat. Dad made sure of that. Going to be sick *cough*cough* Wednesday and hit the lake in it to see if it still has the good jewjew.

i'M prayin and hoping that it has not lost any of the magical powers - Especially with the influence
that Dad had over it. Taught it everything...

Good fishing to you CD

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i'M prayin and hoping that it has not lost any of the magical powers - Especially with the influence
that Dad had over it. Taught it everything...

Good fishing to you CD

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The last time we had it out I think we found out that the boat still had it! We got our limit of 25 each, could of had 50 each if not for the pesky limit.Attachment 236928

Looks like a lot Male's caught in that picture. Well done - Love stories of this. Life as it should be

have fun