Recently I purchased a '04 Hobie Getaway. I had always been under the impression that there was no need to register these small catamarans in
Florida, where I live until I stumbled across some change in the law that states that unmotorized vessels 16ft and up need to be registered, with a handful of exceptions that I do not fall under. The
boat has never been registered because the previous two owners sailed it exclusively on a private
salt water lake. It has no title. The manufacturers certificate of origin was never passed along from the first owner and the real
kicker is the hulls were sanded, to remove scuffs or
barnacles I'm guessing, and the
serial number is completely illegible on both hulls. I have a bill of
sale but without some other
documentation or at least a
serial number how can I possibly register this
boat? If I do not register it what is the likelihood of law enforcement coming after a 16'7'' beach cat for lack of
registration? Do you think I could be accused of stealing it with the screwed up serial numbers? Both previous owners were very wealthy people that dont seem like they would deal in the stolen hobie
trade.
If anybody has experience in this sort of thing please help
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