Just a heads up, Texas is cracking down on people not registering their boats AND motors. Turning $450 tax & title fees into nearly $1000 after fines, & possible criminal charges for tax evasion. Figured I'd let yall know before anyone else got caught up in it like my buddy did.

Doesn't have to be registered yearly like the boat, just titled, right? How would they even know? Its not like you carry a title around with you...

Just titled. But when you purchase in Texas, you are supposed to change the registration and pay the sales tax within something like 2 weeks or face escalating fines. Not just for motors, also trailers, cars, etc.

Yeah, just titled. The state has actually created a special task force just for this. You have 20 days from date of purchase to register & pay the sales tax (which is really what it all boils down to). Say you buy a rig, & register just boat & trailer, then sell the rig a 2 years later. That guy finances it thru bank. BAM!!! You just got hit for back taxes for the motor & 2 years worth of penalties & interest. There's other scenarios also, but that's the most common.