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Boating - Title and Register a Watercraft or Outboard Motor in SC

Boat with No Hull Identification Number, Motor with No Serial Number

If your boat does not have a hull identification number, you must have one assigned by SCDNR.

  1. Watercraft/Outboard Motor Application (completed and signed)
  2. Application for Hull Identification number
  3. Pictures of the right and left side of the boat, the transom (back) of the boat and the whole boat
  4. Fees: $20.00 New Title and Registration

If your motor does not have a serial number, you must have one assigned by SCDNR.

  1. Watercraft/Outboard Motor Application (completed and signed)
  2. Application for motor serial number
  3. Pictures of the outboard motor, left and right side
  4. Fees: $10.00 New Motor Title

Homemade Boats and Motors

If you have built a boat or motor from raw materials or had someone build you a boat or motor under contract this is considered a homemade boat/motor.

If you have reworked a previously manufactured boat or motor this is not considered homemade.

If you have built your own boat from raw materials:

  1. Watercraft/Outboard Motor Application (completed and signed)
  2. Application for Hull Identification Number
  3. Pictures of the right and left side of the boat, the transom (back) of the boat and the whole boat
  4. Fees: $20.00 New Title and Registration

If you had someone build you a boat from raw materials under contract

  1. Watercraft/Outboard Motor Application (completed and signed)
  2. Application for Hull Identification Number
  3. Pictures of the right and left side of the boat, the transom (back) of the boat and the whole boat
  4. Copy of the contract and bill of sale from the builder
  5. Certification from the builder the boat meets US Coast Guard Safety Standards
  6. Fees: $20.00 New Title and Registration

If you have purchased a motor kit you must provide the following:

  1. A copy of the receipt for the engine
  2. A copy of the receipt for the shaft
  3. A signed statement with a description of where the parts were purchased and how they were assembled
  4. Pictures of the right side and left side of the boat and an overall picture of the assembled motor
  5. Watercraft/Outboard Motor Application (completed and signed)
  6. Application for motor serial number
  7. Fees: $10.00 New Motor Title
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