Charles Marlow

Thanks a lot for the replies that showed examples of plates, and for the detailed quotations from the legislation. These were very helpful. I’ve decided not to go ahead with this boat after all. Thanks for all the feedback. - CM

Why buy a boat with no RCD, if I’m concerned about RCDs? The easiest way to explain it is that the former isn’t a hard and fast rule, but a preference. So - if a boat has no certificate of conformity, manual, etc. then I naturally want to research whatever it does have in more detail. I’ve always found that the only way to understand something is to question everything that you don’t understand. Thanks for all the feedback. In further discussions with the vendor we’ve confirmed that this number isn’t on the chassis plate as such, but on invoices from CBB. The chassis plate has an empty space where the HIN would normally be.

After a bit of research, yes - it’s apparently a Collingwood boat. But old enough that Collingwood don’t have an accessible record of it. Thanks for all the suggestions.

Evening all, I have a query about a second-hand boat that’s up for sale, which is described as being a 2008 Liverpool hull (self-fitted by the previous owner). The vendor described the chassis plate HIN/CIN number as being of the form ‘CBBxxxxx’ (I’ve hidden the numbers with x’s to protect his privacy). This seems like a strange number for a HIN/CIN, to me. Also, the only MIC code I can find for ‘CBB’ is C B Boats Ltd? If anyone has any ideas, I’d appreciate the feedback. Not sure I’m happy buying a boat with no RCD and a strange chassis number. Specifically, did Liverpool always mark their boats with a specific MIC and number format, or did they vary? Thanks in advance.