. (a) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by sections 490:2-403(2) and 490:9-320(a) even if an existing certificate of title was not signed and delivered to the buyer or a new certificate listing the buyer as owner of record was not created.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in sections 200A-17 and 200A-24, the rights of a purchaser of a vessel that is not a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lien creditor are governed by chapter 490.