40 Knots Title — Nationwide Boat Title & Registration Facilitation for Dealers

The Process

Three steps between you and a funded deal

Your F&I manager runs the quote while the customer is still at the desk. We handle everything after the signature.

Enter the deal

Year, make, model, purchase price, buyer's address, lienholder. The tool pre-fills hull length and trailer configuration for the major inboard brands.

II.

Quote in seconds

A complete breakdown of sales tax, doc fee, and license & registration fees, with every government fee tied to its source agency, source document, and verification date.

III.

We handle the filing

We advance the government fees, submit title and registration as the buyer's authorized agent, and invoice you at cost plus one flat service fee.

Fifty States, Fifty Rulebooks

We speak fluent DMV. In every dialect.

Boat titling in America is not one system; it is fifty. Some states cap the tax. Some don't title boats at all. Some want you standing in a wildlife office with a notarized power of attorney. Hover or tap any state to see the kind of detail that separates an accurate quote from an expensive surprise.

State Detail

Select any state

All fifty are covered, and every one of them does something differently. Hover or tap a state to see what our system already knows about it.

State summaries current as of July 2026 and provided for illustration; rules and rates change, which is precisely why every live quote cites the governing agency source and its verification date.

Sample Output

What lands in your deal jacket

A representative quote: new financed 24-foot inboard wake boat, delivered to a buyer in Jefferson County, Idaho. Figures shown for illustration; live quotes reflect the destination state's current fee schedules.

40 Knots Title

Fee Quote · No. SAMPLE-0001 · 40knotstitle.com

New 24 ft inboardVessel

Tandem axle, financedTrailer

Jefferson County, IdahoRegistration

Lienholder notedDeal type

Sales Tax

Idaho use tax, 6.0% of taxable base ($138,850) Idaho State Tax Commission · tax.idaho.gov · verified Jun 2026

$8,331.00

Doc Fee

Dealer documentation fee, pass-through, taxable Set by selling dealer

$750.00

License & Registration Fees

Vessel registration, 24 ft — $30 base + $2/ft over 12 + $10 invasive species + $1.50 vendor Idaho Dept. of Parks & Recreation · parksandrecreation.idaho.gov · verified Jun 2026	$65.50
Vessel title, incl. county title admin fee Idaho Transportation Dept. / Jefferson County · itd.idaho.gov · verified Jun 2026	$21.00
Trailer registration, plate, and county admin fees Idaho Transportation Dept. / Jefferson County · itd.idaho.gov · verified Jun 2026	$27.40
County mailing fee Jefferson County Assessor · verified Jun 2026	$4.00
License & registration subtotal	$117.90

Total due at registration

$9,198.90

Quotes are estimates based on published agency fee schedules as of the verification date shown and are subject to actual fees charged at time of submission. 40 Knots Title, LLC is not a government agency and does not provide legal or tax advice.

Pricing

One flat fee. Anywhere in the country.

^$450Per transaction

Instant fee quoting for your F&I desk, unlimited quotes
Full title and registration filing handled after closing, in any state
Government fees advanced by us, invoiced to you at cost, dollar for dollar
Lien perfection handled with the title application — your lender's security interest recorded correctly the first time
Deal-jacket-ready documents with every fee source-verified

Sales and use tax is paid by the dealer directly to the state and never passes through our accounts. You see exactly two numbers on every deal: government fees at cost, and $450.

Contact

Speak with us before your next out-of-state deal

Tell us about your store and the states your buyers come from. We will walk you through the tool and get your F&I desk set up.

Emailinfo@40knotstitle.com

Phone(385) 550-0444

Request a walkthrough

Dealer login to the quoting tool is provided after onboarding. One account per dealership.