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| Well.... I was wondering how you tell a good boat from a bad one. Is similar to a car in that you check for a well maintained boat without any obvious bodges etc? |
That's pretty much it, most are grp now so you can see how well they've been maintained, if there are any cracks in the transom from using too powerful an engine, if it has holes in it from previously installed and removed equipment. I would always go for an unpainted boat, as a paint job on a grp boat can hide a multitude of sins... But I'm fairly 'green' and I can spot a good one from a bad one, it's just common sense and a bit of nosing around
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| As for gauging the price is it just experience or do you get an price guides like cars? Do you have to register it especially when you've named her? |
Some boats attract a premium, any orkney will, but if you get a decent bonwitco it's a far better boat for the money.
It really depends on what you want to do with it. For summer inshore fishing, mackerel and a few pots - �5k will leave you totally spoiled for choice. But at the lower end you need to spend some time looking at dogs until you find a decent 'un.
Take a look at the boats here the dell quay fisher is similar to mine and �2k dearer, the bonwitco is similar to my last one and again priced much higher.
No need to register unless you're commercial IIRC. I had a RNLI sea check (for free) with my last boat and they didn't specify it. But to be honest in hindsight that check was only suitable for people going a couple of miles out. the guy was talking about fitting radar reflectors - total overkill for what I wanted to do, but that said I did pick up a few pointers |
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Keep the questions coming  I'm writing an article on beginners, basic boats so it's good to know what people want to find out. ... |
AFAIK, you don't have to have any "driving license" or equivalent. One can buy a boat, launch it and sail (or chug) away.
Again AFAIK, there's no requirement for insurance, either.
But insurance (3rd party & loss/damage) seems like a sensible idea, as does an elementary competence in seamanship and navigation.
Do the insurance companies impose any competency criteria?
Again AFAIK (unless you are operating commercially), I don't think there's any legal obligations as regards carrying any safety equipment, at all.
Clearly *some* would be sensible...
What would you advise (together with an outline of the costs, as well as storage life for things like distress flares)? |
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