Sigard

It’s a private Basin, all property’s are allowed to moor a boat, as part of there freehold. But all households have to pay a nominal fee to CRT, even if you don’t have a boat, CRT have no liability to the basin, any repairs/maintenance are the responsibility of the homeowners, we call it a rent the water fee!

I will have a BSS done yes. But it might have one already! Can’t find out until I apply for the licence.

I did have insurance the first time I applied for license, but for the following 6 years didn’t have any. Unfortunately my experience with insurance company’s are they would have wormed there way out of there liability, if the need had arisen! This is, an over 20 year old GRP boat, so the cost of a survey isn’t really justified. We back on to the canal so have mooring rights, that we have to pay for even if we don’t have a boat, the cost doesn’t change. So just thought might as well use the mooring, and just use this boat as a day boat. There are no gas appliances on board but there is evidence that at one time it did have a gas cooker. Is that a pass or fail? All I wanted was to find out if the boat has a current BSC and the fact I can’t seems daft.

Thanks Alan de Enfield she has no interest in logging on, she told me it has one, and if I asked her to log on she would think I’m calling her a liar! it does have a licence, and the fact there’s a new CO alarm (the packet is still on board) I’ve got to except it does have one, but it’s a shame I can’t check. At this point I would like to add that on my previous boat I never had any insurance, but had no issues getting a licence every year.

Why is it such a secret! After all I can check if a car is licensed (taxed) and MOTed why not a boat? I can now understand why there are so many dodgy looking boats about!

I’m looking to buy a boat, the seller tells me it has a BSC but has mislaid it, is there any way I can check if the BSC is still current?