Alan de Enfield

Similarly, one hull is only half a boat !

Did you get away with it ?

My reply was going to be very similar to this. Without additional 'bits and pieces' an alternator won't last long charging Lithiums.

Do you mean you have a mix of FLA & LIPO batteries, being charged by the alternator ?

My LIster LPWS4 was every 100 hours - which was about 5 weeks Got the oil change down to around 10 minutes. All parts needed held 'in stock' for 3 or 4 oil changes in advance. It just became a routine as simple as filling up with Diesel

Or, you could simply compare it to pictures of known MIC and make your own decision :

Maybe you should base your decision on the best Hull and Engine rather than easily replaced internal decoration.

The Recreational Craft Regulations (RCR) are UK law that applies to all craft in scope when first placed on the UK market or put into service on the UK market, this includes all new craft and second hand craft brought into the UK regardless of age. It can also apply to craft that may have been used as commercial craft before being put on the recreational market regardless of age, and craft having undergone Major Craft Conversion.

Simple just show him a copy of the relevant paragraph in the BSS requirements.

Of course - it is better than not complying, but best practice is not a legal requirement. AINA seem to accept that hire boats are commecial The AINA definition of a Hire Boat : ‘Hire boat’. A vessel not intended for the carriage of more than twelve persons, offered without a skipper or crew for the sport or pleasure of those on-board, which is not a ‘pleasure vessel’ as defined in the Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998, SI 1998, No, 27711 , and that does not proceed to sea. Within The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 1998, “pleasure vessel” means- (a) any vessel which at the time it is being used is: (I) (aa) in the case of a vessel wholly owned by an individual or individuals, used only for the sport or pleasure of the owner or the immediate family or friends of the owner; or (bb) in the case of a vessel owned by a body corporate, used only for sport or pleasure and on which the persons on board are employees or officers of the body corporate, or their immediate family or friends. So, the AINA’s own description of a ‘hire boat’ makes it clear that it is not a pleasure vessel, it is owned by a body corporate.

We have had this dicusssion previously ................... This Code of Practice has been drafted on the basis that the licensing authority’s legal powers are sufficient to allow for compliance with the stated requirements to be made a mandatory condition for the award of a licence. This is reflected in the use of words such as ‘must or, ‘will’ when expressing requirements. It is acknowledged that not all licensing authorities will have sufficient legal powers to support mandatory adoption of all the Code of Practice’s requirements through licence conditions. In these instances, the relevant requirements should be viewed as best practice to be adopted as part of the hire operators’ management of safety.

It gets it nearer to the source of the leak.

Cannot disagree with that ! Particularly as it is an (un-enforced) legal requirement to display both your licence and registration number (but not 'name')

From a cycling forum : 2012 Now that British Waterways has changed over to the Canal & River Trust you now no longer need to obtain and display a permit to cycle along the tow path. Finally I can take that big old cumbersome tax disc holder off my forks and ride free ! I can't wait to meet the fat fisherman who block the path with their bulk and silly poles who always greet me with 'there's no cycling here' or 'you need a permit to ride here you know'..... not any more dick heads !!!