The vessel must display the boat number and expirations decal as stated below. Both port and starboard sides of the bow must display the registration number.
The license number issued to your boat appears on the license card and must be displayed as follows: • Numbers must be placed on each side of the forward half of the hull (see illustration on page 8). Remove the expired decals first, before applying the new ones.
The registration number and validation decal must be displayed as follows. Number must be painted, applied as a decal, or otherwise affixed to both sides of the bow. Number must read from left to right on both sides of the bow. Number must be in at least three-inch-high BLOCK letters (no script).
Both sides of the forward half of the vessel must display the vessel's registration number and the validation decal. The registration number should be in bold, block-style letters that are at least three inches high and should be placed in a contrasting color to the background for clear visibility.
The right legal way is to go to the DMV tell them, that you want to get a title for a boat that you bought... They will give you the last known address of the title... You have to send a certified letter to that address asking for the title, if it comes back unopened then you take that to DMV and get started...
Transfers of titled watercraft must take place on the Minnesota or foreign state title. A Non-titled watercraft being transferred must be done with a bill of sale, with signatures of both buyer and seller, and have all the watercraft information.
No other numbers may be displayed on either side of the bow. Stickers must be displayed on both sides of the bow. The sticker on the port (left) side must precede the registration number. The sticker on the starboard (right) side must follow the registration number.