Question - what does it mean when a title "wasn't transfered"

[Bug Guy]

Talking to a guy about a boat. Honestly, I'm interested but the wife isn't. It probably won't work out, but I'm still looking into it under the radar. Here is the question...

He says he has the trailer title, but it wasn't transferred from the original owner to the party he purchased the trailer from. It's not in his name. So the What would it take to get the title in my name? Boat title is in hand and in his name.

The whole thing is a bit fishy. The boat was for sale about 2 or 3 months ago out on the Eastern Shore. It's not the type of boat you see around a lot and after some conversation, I figured out he bought it and is reselling it at $500 more than the asking price without even putting it in the water or doing any upgrades.

Anyway, any advice would be helpful.

Thanks,

Bob