
How to Register a Boat in Michigan: Fees, Titles and the 3-Year Decal
How to register a boat in Michigan: 3-year SOS fees by length, the 20-foot title rule, 15-day transfers, March 31 renewals.
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The real costs and care of boat ownership — running costs, financing, insurance, maintenance, storage and registration.

How to register a boat in Michigan: 3-year SOS fees by length, the 20-foot title rule, 15-day transfers, March 31 renewals.
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How to dewinterize a boat step by step: batteries, impeller, fuel and freshwater checks, the first start and the shakedown.
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How to register a boat in New York: the DMV's 3-year fees by length, the 1987-and-14-feet title rule, sales tax and transfers.
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How to register a boat in Wisconsin: DNR 3-year fees by length, the 16-foot title rule, Go Wild renewals, transfers and sales tax.
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How to register a boat in South Carolina: SCDNR's $20 title and registration, the separate outboard motor title, the $500 tax cap and annual renewals.
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Boat repower cost, itemized in full: engine, rigging and labor bands from $6,000 to $35,000, plus the sterndrive picture.
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