I'm headed down to Fl next week to pick up a boat and wanted to make sure I had all my ducks in a row. I know I need bill of sale with numbers from the outboard, trailer, and boat. I also need current registration. I saw something online about getting the title for it as well? Has anyone transferred a boat from florida to alabama and had any problems? Is there anything else I need to know about?

If you get a title you can take it to the courthouse but they will keep it because Alabama doesn't title boats

Not a bad idea to get 2 witness signatures on the Bill of Sale. Florida requires a tag on boat trailers...the seller *should* allow you to use his tag to pull the boat back, then you mail it back to him.

I've bought a couple of boats from Florida...zero problems if you have your ducks in a row.

You don't need the title, but not a bad idea to get it in case you ever sell it to someone in a state the requires them.

Get the title, trailer registration, bill of sale and like someone else said, I'd get two witnesses just to be safe. The title at least verifies that there is no lien on it, even though AL doesn't title boats. I got my nephew a car over here that he registered in AL and they wanted him to have two witnesses on the bill of sale. They let him get a couple of people inside the DMV for it.

I'd also recommend you itemize the hull, motor, trailer and accessories on the bill of sale. In FL you only pay actual sales tax on the value of the hull. Not sure if AL does that or not, but can't hurt.

Appreciate it. I'll be sure to get the title just in case. I know I can get one witness for the BOS.

I bought one in Florida two years ago. I just took a copy of the title, bill of sale and trailer registration. They didn't keep my title, never said anything about it. It cost $25 for the boat, I don't remember what the trailer cost.

I bought one in Texas and they kept the hull and motor title when I registered it