Salvaging a boat?

[keakar]

call the registration numbers in on the hull and wlf will know who its registered to.

the hull ID numbers are on the transom at the top on a plate or stamped into it and sometimes tucked in under a welded seam that's not easy to see. its usually found on the drivers side. on my alweld its tucked under a weld seam and the numbers are no bigger then the letters you see on your screen as you read this. even after the dealer showed me where they were I had trouble finding them again so rub mud on it a gently wipe it off to help you find them.

avoid advice of just keeping it and doing nothing, possession of stolen property is a crime and you will be in jail trying to explain why it was too much trouble to pick up the phone and call someone. all it takes is a visit from the game warden and your caught with a boat you better be able to explain so just because you leave it at camp doesn't mean your safe.

it very well may be a stolen boat they took the motor off of and dumped the boat. its easy to get away with a stolen trailer and motor by replacing the parts with stamped numbers but a boat is different and too easy to recognize and identify so to me it sounds like someone stole it and dumped it figuring it would sink in the marsh somewhere.

[keakar]

Originally Posted by keakar

the hull ID numbers are on the transom at the top on a plate or stamped into it

just to be more clear, its found on the outside of the transom on the right side near the top and sometimes the hull ID number is also found on the max load stickers on some boats