Boat title question

I once bought a car from someone in Texas, that was leased out of Louisiana. The title needed to be signed by Toyota motor Corp person in Arkansas maybe, wherever their headquarters are located. I sent the original title to the address I was given, and it took me three years to get it back. It was a nightmare. The headquarters said Louisiana had it; Louisiana said Toyota headquarters had it. Could never get same person on the phone, always Toyota call center dipshits, or LA dmv dipshits. I would be told they were gonna look into it and call me back in a couple weeks. After a couple months I would call again. I finally got a nice lady from Louisiana DMV to hear my disastrous experience, and she made it a mission to find my title. She gave me her personal cell phone number. 6 months later I finally got a new title for my car. There were so many frickups by different people during this escapade, I got out of all penalties for taxes etc. All because of one lady who cared about doing her job to the best of her ability.

Did the previous owner not have the title in hand? If you are picking up a title with the previous owner’s name on it, that will have to be signed and notarized. That old title is turned in and you will get your new title in a few weeks.
Check on the LDWF website under boating. They have a pretty good FAQ section.