Day 19

  Confident we have everything in order we head to the Belair DNR to file for a new title. We were greeted by an overbearing woman who was in no mood to be bothered by anything but her soup bowl.  We handed her all the forms and documents which she shoved back at us. "We need a Short Certificate". What?? Its the same damn paperwork as the Last Will and Testament!! Before they told us we needed the documents showing who the executive of the estate was and the gave permission to sell the boat and notarized Bill of Sale. She insisted the notarized copy of the will was no good even with the death certificate.
    So how in the hell are we suppose to get a title for this boat?! The poor man is dead, we bothered his grieving family for personal documents and now your saying this isn't legal proof?!!

The MD DNR lady told us the only other way would be to get a short certificate or have the boat registered to us in DE then transfer the registration here.

I called the DE Registry of Wills for a short certificate- only estates over $200,000 have that. Normal folk get a affidavit of small estates through the DE DMV. Go figure.

Summary: 
-MD DNR is retarded. The "short certificate" they need dosen't apply to small estates
-Wills and Testaments are not legal documents to the  MD DNR
-We have to harrass a griving family yet again OR
  try and get the boat registered in another state and then MD will "trust it's legal and legit" boat b/c DE signed       the registration papers.
- we can't file Homemade title b/c the lady copied the paper work for the boat :<
- you have 30 days from Bill of Sale to get Boat Title or you get taxed.