Certificate of Origin for trailer?

[Freeze1212]

Bass Cat – just bought a 2014 Cougar FTD from Missouri and I live in Ohio. I need a certificate of origin for the trailer to get trailer tags — or I will have to take the boat off and get the trailer officially weighed and certified. If I give you the trailer serial number would you be able to send me a certificate of origin? I think the department of motor vehicles is looking for something with the official weight of the trailer. Thank you.

[Bass Cat Boats]

You will have to contact the factory direct as those of us online dont deal with that issue. Thats for the gals in the office. BCB

[ArkansasFisherman]

MSO (Manufacturers Statement of Origin I think) is what youll be asking for…just went through that…Purchased new 5/4/15Bass Cat Sabre Vision EliteMercury Pro XS 150MotorGuide 75lb Tour EditionHumminbird – Stock (will be changing soon I hope)

[fshn4lmt]

I had to get a title for the Mercury on the back of my p4,I owned a skeeter for 7 years that was a staff boat-and never had a title for the Yamaha on it.ohio is weird,you know its all about revenue.

[Freeze1212]

Yes MSO is what I need. And I agree I dont know if its a pain in other states but Ohio does not make it easy to buy a used boat from another state… In the end, its worth it though : )I ended up dropping the boat off in the lake and let my buddy fish with it for 2 hours while I took the trailer to a certified scale… yeah my buddy got to fish out of my new to me boat before I did..

[ArkansasFisherman]

For future reference…This is for BOAT TITLES ONLY. I havent been able to find a list for trailer or outboard titling states but if I run across one Ill post it.Some states will require trailer titles, or outboard motor titles while others do not even title the boat. This can present a slight issue when purchasing a pre-owned boat in which you will need an MSO for the boat or trailer (in this case, the trailer) but some banks will not accept the MSO from a private seller…its a weird deal and it seems like the states would all get together and make this uniform from state to state but for some reason they dont….revenue / cost Im sure.Title States and Territories (often there are length or model year exceptions): CaliforniaDistrict of Columbia FloridaGuamIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMontana N. Mariana IslandsNebraskaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingOptional Title State:LouisianaMississippiNon-Title States and Territories (Registration Only):AlabamaAlaskaAmerican Samoa ArizonaArkansasColoradoConnecticutDelawareGeorgiaHawaiiKansasMaineNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto Rico TennesseeU.S. Virgin IslandsPurchased new 5/4/15Bass Cat Sabre Vision EliteMercury Pro XS 150MotorGuide 75lb Tour EditionHumminbird – Stock (will be changing soon I hope)

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