boat registration

[warningshot]

im in ownership of a boat that i need to register. how easy of process if i have no ownership as person i got if from never had it, the boat is probably 40 years old 14 foot aluminum

[canthitathing]

As long as you don't put a motor larger than 9.9 hp on it, I don't think you need to register it. Procedure to obtain a registration for a boat without current ownership papers would still be of interest though.

[dean.f]

A bill of sale is all I needed to register mine.

[sabmgb]

my son bought a boat last summer had no ownership. I said he was in for a lot of hurting, but had no problems at all getting it registered. Don't know the process but it was easy.

[canthitathing]

OK, so how about no bill of sale or ownership? My son has a boat, has had just sitting for years (in his barn then in my yard when he moved), that he says was given to him without registration or any "bill of sale". The boat has a registration number on the bow and a serial number on the stern and Transport Canada stickers too but checking for ownership or any registration info comes up empty (tc.canada.ca or CPIC-CIPC.ca or stolenregister.com). I'm contemplating registering it if it checks out engine-wise. My suspicion is that if the authorities can't come up with anything either, they might just settle for a declaration. If they do come up with something I guess the boat goes and so do I, lol.

[trimmer21]

OK, so how about no bill of sale or ownership? My son has a boat, has had just sitting for years (in his barn then in my yard when he moved), that he says was given to him without registration or any "bill of sale". The boat has a registration number on the bow and a serial number on the stern and Transport Canada stickers too but checking for ownership or any registration info comes up empty (tc.canada.ca or CPIC-CIPC.ca or stolenregister.com). I'm contemplating registering it if it checks out engine-wise. My suspicion is that if the authorities can't come up with anything either, they might just settle for a declaration. If they do come up with something I guess the boat goes and so do I, lol.

My neighbor found a 16' tinner washed up on the shore of his cottage two springs ago that wasn't reported stolen or lost. The OPP took a report and told him to place an ad in the local paper. If nobody came forward after 90 days,it was his. He took the serial number into Service Canada and transfered it to his name and put numbers on it. After a good cleaning and a couple of minor repairs,he' has a free boat.

[warningshot]

thanks for the replies guys

[73hunter]

I believe there are no “ownerships” for boats….only the trailer

The Transport Canada registration specifically says that it is not a title document.

[Fisherman]

I believe there are no “ownerships” for boats….only the trailer

The Transport Canada registration specifically says that it is not a title document.

Unfortunately you are wrong, the bill of sale is the ownership. From the TC Marine website: Documents that we consider to be valid proof of ownership (depending on the application type) include the following:

bills of sale
statutory declarations
wills and bequests
separation or divorce agreements
court judgments
signed agreements of transfer of ownership

[73hunter]

Unfortunately you are wrong, the bill of sale is the ownership. From the TC Marine website: Documents that we consider to be valid proof of ownership (depending on the application type) include the following:

bills of sale
statutory declarations
wills and bequests
separation or divorce agreements
court judgments
signed agreements of transfer of ownership

I was talking about a government-issued document , but thx for the correction