Abandoned Boats/Outboard Motors Listing

A request has been filed with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to title the following boat(s) or outboard motor(s) through the bonded title process for abandoned vessels and outboard motors. These items will be published for the time period listed (six months) before a title will be issued under the surety bond titling process, Section 31.0466 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code and Title 31, Part 2, Chapter 53, Subchapter F, Section 53.100 of the Texas Administrative Code.

To file a claim of ownership regarding any of the above referenced assets, call (512) 389-8866 or 1-800-262-8755 and fax documentation proving ownership to (512) 389-4900, attention: Bonded Title Section. Before filing a claim, please note that any individual filing a claim of ownership must be prepared to assume the responsibility and cost to remove and relocate the boat or outboard motor within a reasonable time period.

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Boat or Motor Year Make Boat Length or Motor HP TX Number Serial Number Date Posted Date Eligible To Title
BOAT 2003 CAROLINA SKIFF 21'7" 6948JV EKHY0360K203 03/23/2023 09/23/2023
BOAT 1983 ARROW GLASS 16' ELDAC021M83D 03/23/2023 09/23/2023
BOAT 2001 CHAPARRAL 25'7" 1544JN FGBC0772J001 03/23/2023 09/23/2023
MOTOR 2003 EVINRUDE 200HP 9109ET G05025906 03/23/2023 09/23/2023
BOAT 1969 CARAVELLE 17' 8243BU A21047 03/20/2023 09/20/2023
BOAT 1994 POLARIS 10'3" 3095EW PLE19097C494 03/20/2023 09/20/2023
BOAT 1980 TIDECRAFT 14' 5447ZC TDC02701M80B 03/20/2023 09/20/2023
BOAT 1997 CARAVELLE 17'4" 6460RB VCL09168G697 03/20/2023 09/20/2023
MOTOR 2010 HONDA 15HP 1404821 03/10/2023 09/10/2023
MOTOR 1999 YAMAHA 150HP 1769EF 6G4X705320 03/10/2023 09/10/2023
BOAT 1999 HURRICANE 20’1” 1175JD GDYS6025L899 03/10/2023 09/10/2023
BOAT 1989 MONARK 14' 7774FM MAKE9539E889 03/10/2023 09/10/2023
BOAT 1973 CHRIS CRAFT 55’ RAP-55-0504R 03/10/2023 09/10/2023
MOTOR 2022 MERCURY 5HP 4121HC 1R147578 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
MOTOR 2016 YAMAHA 115HP 6985FL 6FNL1001858 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 2000 CAROLINA SKIFF 13'8" 6980JJ EKHJ5305C000 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 1982 FISHER MARINE 16' MO4027BN FMC58687M82G 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 1991 ALUMA WELD 17' 4121EX JBC10140H091 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 1991 ALUMA WELD 17' 4121EX JBC10140H091 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 2016 XPRESS 18' 3429DJ JBC87283B616 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 2004 MEYERS 12' MC6362SS MEYL2109A304 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 1993 POLAR KRAFT 14' 4755FY PLR92158F293 03/03/2023 09/03/2023
BOAT 1970 CAROLINA SKIFF 19’ 9464HA 0702349 02/17/2023 08/17/2023
MOTOR 1997 HONDA 15HP 1005097 02/17/2023 08/17/2023
MOTOR 1984 YAMAHA 150HP 1528EN 6G40L400847 02/17/2023 08/17/2023
BOAT 1990 EBKO 15’7” 9057FW EBK40214L990 02/17/2023 08/17/2023
MOTOR 1975 EVINRUDE 85HP J0002083 02/17/2023 08/17/2023
BOAT 2001 LARSON 20’6” 4268JP LAR64341D101 02/17/2023 08/17/2023
MOTOR 1984 JOHNSON 150HP 7126BT J5969033 02/09/2023 08/09/2023
BOAT 1984 SPORTSMAN 20'6" 5016XS PLC40321M84A 02/09/2023 08/09/2023
BOAT 1988 4 WINNS 20’9” 5298EC 4WNTC042J788 02/06/2023 08/06/2023
MOTOR 2000 JOHNSON 115HP 1063EJ G04737920 02/06/2023 08/06/2023
BOAT 1999 LANDAU 24’ 8436JF LB098178G900 02/06/2023 08/06/2023
BOAT 1995 SPECTRUM 20’ 8362HU STRD93WLA595 02/06/2023 08/06/2023
MOTOR 1995 MERCURY 70HP TXM17420F222 02/06/2023 08/06/2023
MOTOR 2001 MERCURY 225HP 2598EZ 0T306106 01/27/2023 07/27/2023
MOTOR 2001 MERCURY 225HP 2596EZ 0T320913 01/27/2023 07/27/2023
BOAT 1994 ALUMAWELD 14’ 1858EY AWLC0156H394 01/27/2023 07/27/2023
BOAT 1978 GLASTRON 18’9” 4042AH CEC21117M78H 01/27/2023 07/27/2023
BOAT 1984 ROBALO 18’ 5432ZU CROAA135M84E 01/27/2023 07/27/2023
BOAT 1988 MAKO 26’ 4596JS MRKR0246D888 01/27/2023 07/27/2023
MOTOR 2000 MERCURY 90HP 8309EN 0T440450 01/19/2023 07/19/2023
MOTOR 2018 MERCURY 300HP 1977FT 1E053696 01/19/2023 07/19/2023
BOAT 2001 FISHER 20'0" 2600JP BUJ82407L001 01/19/2023 07/19/2023
BOAT 2018 SCB 22'6" 5710RE SCIS0280K718 01/19/2023 07/19/2023
BOAT 2001 MARSHALL 18'2" MS4197AM MSZ05207K101 01/13/2023 07/13/2023
BOAT 1995 DAKOTA 14' 4788HM PLR99792A595 01/13/2023 07/13/2023
MOTOR 1987 NISSAN 70HP 21610 01/02/2023 07/02/2023
BOAT 1994 CAROLINA SKIFF 16’8” 6749HD EKHD0781H394 01/02/2023 07/02/2023
BOAT 1987 SYLVAN 16’ SYL30152D787 01/02/2023 07/02/2023
BOAT 1969 BOSTON WHALER 17' 3A0931 12/15/2022 06/15/2023
BOAT 2000 ALUMACRAFT 20' 2394JH ACBW0068J900 12/15/2022 06/15/2023
BOAT 1975 BOSTON WHALER 13' 3037YH BWCB3044M75B 12/15/2022 06/15/2023
BOAT 1994 YAMAHA 7'11" 7153AT YAML0809G394 12/08/2022 06/08/2023
MOTOR 2000 MERCURY 150HP 0T274770 12/02/2022 06/02/2023
BOAT 2000 NITRO 18’2” BUJ59556E000 12/02/2022 06/02/2023
BOAT 2005 CROWNLINE 24’6” 8395KD JTC60124C505 12/02/2022 06/02/2023
BOAT 1999 TRACKER 18'2" 2788JJ BUJ40958H900 11/17/2022 05/17/2023
MOTOR 1997 JOHNSON 115 G04362065 11/17/2022 05/17/2023
BOAT 2000 CROWNLINE 22'5" 3533FH JTC39663E000 11/17/2022 05/17/2023
MOTOR 2000 MERCURY 75 3842EK OT071668 11/17/2022 05/17/2023
BOAT 1989 REGAL 24' 4430AL RGMR1757H990 11/17/2022 05/17/2023
BOAT 2020 OLD TOWN CANOE 12' XTC18938G021 11/17/2022 05/17/2023
MOTOR 1992 NISSAN 60 9876DH 21658 11/07/2022 05/07/2023
BOAT 1989 BONITO 16'8" 8283EP BNTZ1370C989 11/07/2022 05/07/2023
BOAT 1991 REINELL 18' 1872RA RNA70319J192 11/07/2022 05/07/2023
MOTOR 1983 EVINRUDE 90 5115BY J0273773 11/03/2022 05/03/2023
BOAT 1978 DEMCRAFT 14' 8210YB DCB03322M78J 10/27/2022 04/27/2023
BOAT 1981 BOMBAY CLIPPER 31' 6827BA FGBS0004M81B 10/27/2022 04/27/2023
BOAT 1977 ERICSON 33'6" 8156AP FRY34X11M77 10/27/2022 04/27/2023
MOTOR 1977 JOHNSON 85 J4755150 10/27/2022 04/27/2023
BOAT 1998 ASTRO 17'2" 1900JD MGL05720D899 10/21/2022 04/21/2023
MOTOR 1998 FORCE 120 2286EF OE352328 10/21/2022 04/21/2023
BOAT 1982 HOBIE 16 CCMQ3516M82B 10/20/2022 04/20/2023
MOTOR 1987 EVINRUDE 25 E0675708 10/20/2022 04/20/2023
MOTOR 1999 JOHNSON 200 5182CL G04748011 10/20/2022 04/20/2023
BOAT 2000 SEA PRO 23'10" 4813AC PIOAS286F000 10/20/2022 04/20/2023
BOAT LONE STAR 14' 251281 10/19/2022 04/19/2023
BOAT 1992 BAJA 18'1" 1321HB AGCC2614F293 10/19/2022 04/19/2023
BOAT 1995 BAYLINER 16'9" 6597HZ BIYF43CVB595 10/11/2022 04/11/2023
BOAT 1990 WACO 14' 1765HJ WAC18675I091 10/11/2022 04/11/2023
BOAT 2011 YAMAHA 10'6" 6992BR YAMA3293L112 10/04/2022 04/04/2023
BOAT 2000 BOMBARDIER 8'8" 7736JM ZZN00842K900 10/04/2022 04/04/2023
BOAT 1984 PRINDLE 16 10' 8180CX SUR07881M84H 10/03/2022 04/03/2023
MOTOR 1987 JOHNSON 40 3103CJ G7422831 09/30/2022 03/30/2023
BOAT 1987 MONARK 15 3294DV MAKE2875K788 09/30/2022 03/30/2023
BOAT 1996 BOMBARDIER 9'11" 6158HZ ZZN03805J697 09/30/2022 03/30/2023

General Information Parks and Wildlife Code states:

Subchapter A, Section 31.003, Parks and Wildlife Code (definitions):

(17) "Abandoned vessel or outboard motor" means a vessel or outboard motor that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more than seven consecutive days.

Subchapter B-1, Chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife Code:
Sec. 31.0466. TITLE FOR ABANDONED VESSEL; BOND.
(a) A person may apply for a certificate of title for an abandoned vessel or outboard motor found on the person's property.
(b) The department may cancel the certificate for the abandoned vessel or outboard motor and issue a new certificate to the applicant if the applicant:
(1) executes and files a bond with the department:
(A) in the form prescribed by the department;
(B) issued by a person authorized to act as a surety business in this state;
(C) in an amount equal to 1-1/2 times the value of the abandoned vessel or outboard motor as determined by the department; and
(D) conditioned to indemnify all prior owners and lienholders and all subsequent purchasers of the abandoned vessel or outboard motor or persons who acquire a security interest in the vessel or outboard motor, and their successors in interest, against any expense, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from:
(i) the issuance of the certificate of title for the abandoned vessel or outboard motor; or
(ii) a defect in or undisclosed security interest in the right, title, or interest of the applicant to or in the abandoned vessel or outboard motor;
(2) proves to the satisfaction of the department that:
(A) the abandoned vessel or outboard motor is not stolen;
(B) issuance of a certificate of title would not defraud the owner or a lienholder of the abandoned vessel or outboard motor;
(C) at least 30 days before the applicant applied for the certificate, the applicant contacted the applicant's local law enforcement agency through certified mail to report that the vessel or outboard motor is abandoned; and
(D) the local law enforcement agency has not taken the abandoned vessel or outboard motor into custody or informed the applicant of the agency's intent to take the abandoned vessel or outboard motor into custody; and
(3) posts notice of the certificate of title application in the manner and for a period of time designated by rule by the department.
(c) A person described by Subsection (b)(1)(D) has a right of action to recover on the bond for a breach of a condition of the bond described by Subsection (b)(1)(D). The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons may not exceed the amount of the bond.
(d) A bond filed under this section expires on the third anniversary of the date the bond became effective. The department shall return an expired bond to the person who filed the bond unless the department has been notified of a pending action to recover on the bond.
(e) On return of a bond under Subsection (d), the department shall issue a certificate of title to the person to whom the bond is returned.
(f) If an abandoned vessel or outboard motor is not claimed before the department issues a certificate of title under this section, the owner or lienholder waives all rights and interests in the abandoned vessel or outboard motor and consents to the cancellation of the certificate for the abandoned vessel or outboard motor.
(g) The applicant for the certificate of title for the abandoned vessel or outboard motor takes title free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership.
(h) In addition to the situation described by Subsection (b)(2), the commission by rule may define acceptable situations in which certificates of title may be issued after the filing of a bond under this section.
(i) This section does not apply to a vessel or outboard motor that is subject to a contract or lien under Chapter 59 or 70, Property Code.