*THE HULL TRUTH is the world's largest FREE network for the discussion of Boating & Fishing. Whether you're researching a new boat, or are a seasoned Captain, you'll find The Hull Truth Boating & Fishing Message Forum contains a wealth of information from Boaters and Sportfishermen around the world.
Welcome to the updated THT!
If you are having trouble signing in, please email feedback@thehulltruth.com with your username and we will help you. We thank you for your patience as we help you access the new site!
Random Quote: Work only gets in the way of fishing
what are you buying? sold the seahunt?
if buying new you'll pay the applicable sales tax in whatever parish you buy in
tell the dealer you are going to register in texas and he may be able to get the paperwork started for you
if used, obviously no taxes here, but there may be in texas
if new and taking to texas you dont have to pay the sales tax
in LA. Been there done that. saved me mucho mulla. you will have
to pay the sales taxin texas however. check to see which rate is lower
but i suspect it will be lower outside LA
Texas titles boats and outboard motors separately. So, you will need to do the paperwork to get a boat title and any outboards on the boat. The trailer is not titled but you will have to show a receipt and capacity statement to register the trailer and get a license plate. If bought in Texas, there will be sales tax. I have moved a boat to Texas from out of state once and there are no sales taxes, unless the rules have changed since 1990.
You'll pay sales tax in TX only, & in additional to everything listed in the above link, you'll need a bill of sale. Probably best to do one bill of sale for the boat & motor, & a seperate one for the trailer since you have to register the trailer with TXDOT as you would a car.
To register the trailer, you just need the bill of sale & a standard title app.
__________________ Michael Keith
Houston, TX
Grady 225 Tournament
Talk to the dealer about your options. I bought a boat (new) in AL and brought back to TX. I paid the AL taxes and when registering in TX paid the difference between TX and AL taxes to TX. I also had the option to not pay AL taxes (with proof from out of state) and pay TX taxes when registering. Like stated above make sure proof of purchase has everything broken down price for boat, price for motor, and price for trailer. I believe there are a few documents the LA dealer will need to sign as well, these can be downloaded from TP&W website. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/boat/
i guess i just answered my own question by reading a little more.
chris i bought a 27 foot cape horn- twin 250 evin/fichts. bought it from a dealer in hammond la. should be ready in about a month. getting the electronics put on there. i will call you when we are up there- hell you need to come and see it.
AGULHAS - 6/23/2004 4:10 PM
hell you need to come and see it.
hell you need to take me for a ride!
call me & let me know when you'll be in town...i'm 20 minutes from hammond and i can return the favor if you need a place to stay
sounds good. the dealer is mid city marine. dealing with the owner and he seems really nice. think i got a good deal on the boat - well at least i am happy.
hell if we have enough people i can save some $ on the engines and we can row to the lump.
chris where would you suggest we fish. how far is the lump. would love to catch some tuna. just remember the electronics are going to be new and i will have never used them before.
lump is off in the summer...just sharks and kings, and you need a whole lotta anchor line...
the tuna fleet has been fishing the rip and the floaters out of south pass
the rip seems to be somewhere about 20 miles out of south pass, and the floaters are several miles south of that...easy runs for that 27
check out the offshore/bluewater fishing reports at http://www.rodnreel.com/ as we get closer...charlie is definitely biting right now, alond with dolphin, wahoo and billfish
Just wondering, about the dealer thing. I bought a CH in Hammond from Boat City. They are located right next to I-12 in Hammond. Mid City is/was in Harahan or Metairie just outside of New Oleans. Did Mid City open a second dealership?
Can I go on the ride too? I am a fellow Cape Horn owner.
Man I bet you is happy.
Also my son worked for La. Dept of Public Safety, Texas and La. have a recipricle agreement, the dealer can collect Tx. tax and registration and handle all paper work. Don't know if that dealer will do it, but it is possible to have all paper work done at the dealer.
__________________ Cape Horn 17, Yamaha F115
with
Elmo the Boat Dog
twenty nine you are correct - i think i got my locations mixed up. more than welcome to join us. first they need to get the boat in. what kind of dog is elmo? looks like he's quarding the boat or the bait. we used to take our dog offshore in south africa and he would bark at the seals and try to jump in with them.
Elmo is 4.9 pounds of raging furrie fury. Actually Elmo is a Chiuahua. He doesn't really do to well in the boat when we are out in it, trying to get him to come around. He does like to run around the boat while it is under the carport and I am working in it.
I bought my boat from Boat City in Hammond, I didn't have any problems with them. Had one small minor repair to the fuel tank level sending unit, they handled it very well. Other than that one little problem the Capehorn has been fantastic. The only problem I have had is just not enough time to go fishing as often as I like.
__________________ Cape Horn 17, Yamaha F115
with
Elmo the Boat Dog
boat and tax 
