ben2go

Exactly what I was told by the DNR office.

The lakes I fish require the boat to be registered if it has any means of propulsion,excluding human power.Then you still have to register with the lake and get there sticker.I have already checked DNR and it's on their website.All boats and motors must be titled and registered to be used in SC.Trailers don't have to be title,registered and tagged,unless the trailer will be traveling outside of it's home state.This is what I have recently dealt with and have been learning the laws due to my ignorance.It's not fun and it's costing me time and money.

I won't drop any money in the boat until I have all paper work in hand.Then i will redo the boat.The bench seats have split under the swivel seats from corrosion.So it needs werk bad.

I filed for a new hull ID.Had to send pics of the boat to DNR and be open to an inspection,which isn't a problem.After I recieve my hull id plate,i can send off for my title and registration.This will take until x mas to finalize.It's been a real pain in the A.

I grew up without a father,he died when I was very little.I had no one around to teach me these things.The owners of the farm I was working on didn't talk much.They just gave out orders.So I have had to learn these things on my own.I'm 31 years old and know less about the world than most 10 year olds. :-[

I bought that boat new from a dealer.I was just young and didn't know I needed a title for the boat.I only used it on a farm pond while I was in high school.After high school the boat went to storage.I have recently had to pick up the boat,and now I wanna use it on some small lakes.I can't without having the boat titled and registered. :'(

My boat is a bare minimum jon boat.There's no place to really hid a second HIN.Under the top rails or behind the wood transom.I'm not taking the old wood transom out yet.It has the faded out original HID on it.I tried the pencil trick on it,but the numbers weren't engraved or embossed.When I get all the paper work finished,I will start modifying it.

I looked and found no numbers.Could they have corroded away with the corner that is missing?I left the boat outside and upside down while I was working on a farm(3 years) in high school.When I got out of high school,and quit, the owners of the farm stored my boat in the rafters in the back of their barn.Some where along the way one of the front corners and one of the rear lift handles got broken off.I didn't get to take the boat out much, so it nearly rotted away.This boat is nearly identical to the aluminum jons that use to be sold at Sears.I bought mine at Marine One in Spartanburg,SC, which has been out of business since 1998.I talk to DNR late this afternoon and they reviewed my request for a HID.They finally said I would be getting a HID, but it would be 3 weeks before I would receive it.I have had such a hard time with this that I will not buy a boat without noterized paper work.I guess the dealer intentional didn't tell me I needed a title to skip the paper work.The farm closed recently and called me to come get the boat.Honestly, the aggravation wasn't worth the 2 hour round trip to pick it up.I could have bought a new Alumacraft 1032 for $525 down the street at Holdens Marine in Boiling Springs,SC.Live and learn,I guess. :-/

Here's another pic to show how small the boat is.It's only 27 inches wide across the bottom.

The boat was bought new in 92 or 93.We checked for a second HID.There was none.Just the faded out transom plate.This is just a little 9'11" Jon.Nothing special.It may have had a decal at one time.I don't remember.The boat was in storage since 94,so it could have came off.I included a pic.

I bought my boat new without a title.Now I am fighting DNR to get a HID because mine has faded into nothing.Should have gotten a title when I bought it,but I was 15 and didn't know.I used it in farm ponds and now I wanna use it on small lakes.What a pain.I'll never buy another boat without a title in hand.