Whatever Floats Your Boat

My father died without a will on Mother's Day 2009.  He told his last wife, my sister and I that he wanted his wife to have his money (such as it was) and his two children to have his personal property.
     Upon his death, his widow's attitude rapidly changed.  Instead of being happy to have Sis and I around to change diapers and so forth, she was convinced that we were out to rip her off.  I took Dear Old Dad at his word and liberated his firearms and fishing poles.  After the funeral, I was happy to see the last of the "bunt" (two words for the price of one) and ride off into the sunset.
     Bunt tried to file a police report on the theft.  She spiced up the take with the addition of 50 towels taken.  The cop lost interest when she finally admitted the thief was the deceased son.  The cop closed his notebook and labled it a "family dispute."
     The only big ticket item that Bunt was unable to appropriate without probate was Dad's boat.  Its title was in his name only.  I called the Oregon Marine Board from time to time and eventually, discovered that Bunt had convinced somebody that she was the sole surviving heir and someone had changed the title in her name.
     I swiftly set the record straight and the OMB sent somebody to her door to reclaim the newly issued title to the boat.  I went on the offensive and contacted Bunt through her niece, communicating that I would be willing to have Sis and I sign off on the boat title for Dad's personal property as his request.
     Bunt's lawyer emailed me and poo pooed the idea and tried to sell me the boat for $2,500.  That assumed the value of the boat to be $5K and Bunt receiving half the value.  The lawyer further said to accept the offer or not bother him any more.  I ceased communications.
     Yesterday, close to two years later, the lawyer's understrapper contacted Sis and I and offered us the princely sum of $250 apiece to sign off the title of the boat.  We will counter with receiving Dad's personal stuff or the boat can rot.  It would have been nice if Dear Old Dad had done a will but there is no reason to assume that he would do something as responsible as that.  We shall see how this plays out.