Minn. Stat. § 86B.890
If a security interest in a previously licensed watercraft is perfected under other applicable Minnesota law on January 1, 1991, the security interest continues perfected:
(2) until a certificate of title for the watercraft is issued and the security interest is perfected under section 86B.880.
The assignment, release, or satisfaction of a security interest in a previously licensed watercraft is governed by the laws under which it was perfected.