Homemade Outboard Title in Texas?

[simplebobby86]

Has any one on here from Texas titled thier homemade outboard? I was just looking through Texas Parks and Wildlife pages and I couldn't find any forms for a homemade outboard.

I'm gonna call the office tomorrow and talk to them about it but, has anyone ever titled any of these homemade outboards in any state? (particularly Texas)?

[simplebobby86]

Alright well I guess no one had any experiences. I cant believe that no one has ever tried to title thier "homemade outboard".

I have been going back and forth with TPWD (texas parks and wildlife) for the past few weeks via e-mail. I finally got word that they would title a "homade outboard" but it would be an exception to thier rules.

They stated that an appointment would have to be set up with a local office so that a game warden could meet me and inspect the outboard. They would then have to issue it a motor identification number.

Before hand I would have to bring the recipts for all of the materials/parts for it to be considered for titling.

In texas all outboards and boats being powerd by any scource other than paddling has to be titled.

What a pain in the rear.

This has seriously put a damper on my drive to build one of these motors.

[marshmat]

Until that last sentence, I thought you were talking about registration of a boat- a process which is, in most jurisdictions, a fairly straightforward matter. But now it sounds like you're trying to build the engine itself?

[simplebobby86]

No I am refering to a home built "mud motor" or a "weed eater conversion". Several people have put up posts on how to build them but I was wondering if anyone had titled one. Not building an engine...

Something like this...

6hp honda 4 stroke horizontal engine attached to a shaft via a universal joint turning a prop to propell a boat.

Search mud motor if you are still confused.

Several makers include go devil, beaver tail, mud buddy, and bog hog motors.
I was talking about taking this concept and building one myself.

[wac m trac m]

I did..The local gamewarden had to come out and decide whether on not it could be used. He was a jerk and wouldn't let me title it so I waited a while and used the serial numbers to my trolling moter and titled it as my trolling moter. I payed the taxes and never had a problem after that.

[simplebobby86]

Did he say what his reasoning was for not allowing you to title it?