Travelman

Didn't know they had insurance for that sort of thing.

Thanks Tracy. I doubt I'll be doing a credit check on anyone as I personally feel it's a little intrusive, at least it would be to me. I will, however get a bill of sale written up with the clause that Alan posted. Hey, when I logged in the only notification that popped up was Alan's at the bottom of the screen which I clicked on. I did not see your post until I scrolled up. I always reply to everyone.

Cheers Alan!

Thanks Martyn!

Happy New Year everyone! Regarding purchasing a boat from, is there any way to check to see if there are any outstanding loans etc that have not been paid off? I could see this as possibly causing a problem down the line so would there be any way to protect yourself against repossesions?

I went on one of the canal boats when I was in Bangkok. Trust me, the main commuter canal boats are nowhere near as nice as that! You will be the only non-Asian using them.

First time I've heard of that.

Mind you that's an option too

Mini nuclear powered boat engines? That would be interesting.

I assumed electric because that is all I hear about, as the government seems to favour electric cars over hydrogen. I understand there are some technical difficulties with storage on hydrogen cars. I would like to a choice between electric and hydrogen, as we have a choice between petrol and diesel.

So electric propulsion will be powerfull enough to power huge ocean going vessels in UK coastal waters? I wish the government the very best of luck with this:)

Different countries, different policies:)

When I lived there, they had someting called a "Jon Boat" Basically an open fishing boat that you trailer to your destination. If the engine was under 10hp, no need to register your boat.

So the farmers get a break then. I remember when diesel was cheaper than petrol for cars. Can't remember why that changed. Yes, it seems to be one of the last areas of freedom, which is one of the reasons it appeals to me.

I'm sure the farmers will squawk about that one! I have learned about those BSS requirements from reading threads on this forum. I saw a nice little Freeman 23 for sale just down the road from me. Unfortunatley it had an inboard Watermota petrol engine. Probably not the best boat for a starter boat.