rider66

Sorry, meant Ivinghoe!

Hi all. House kinda sold, boat kinda paid for. Typing on a wooden table so touching plenty of wood! Do need to find a crane on the Grand Union between Berko and Aldbury capable of lifting a 60 x 10 boat into the water if anyone knows of a yard with one. Also any idea on weight. Liverpool boats think their lined sailaways of these dimensions are 16 tons. The current owner remebers the chap on the crane saying it was 22. Christian

So I would be wise to get it CE'd if I ever wanted to sell. But if I were to, then I couldn't sell for 5 years. If the present owner CE'd it now could he then not sell to me or anyone within 5 years? Christian

Yes thank you. Informed comment is always welcome. Still unsure as to how to proceed. I'm sure it will all come out in the wash. Christian

Hmm. So if I buy it now and finish the job next year it will be another 5 years before I could sell it!! I guess its me facing the 3months/£5k fine What is the point of such a law. The whole point of this project is FREEDOM

Well yes. Which takes us neatly back to bottom blacking again. It was suggested by surveyor that blasting and blackin would add value to the boat. Christian Sorry, meant to type blasting and epoxying

No its not CE marked-thats the European thingy?. I understiood from the surveyor that he can sell it on and I'll have to get it done within 5 years of "finishing" the boat. Another £2000 for CE i believe. Christian True. Unless I epoxy it

I'll bet it didn't and I'll bet its still floating. Yes, the last option sounds the most attractive. Money in the bank as it were. And of course, I wouldn't spend it. Tricky tho as the work was to be done where the boat presently lives Christian

Hmm. Further complicated by the fact that its not coming direct from builders. A well known Merseyside company sold it to the current owner as a sailaway 3 years ago. Managed to source a blasting firm that will blast and prime where it is and also permission to do the work where the boat stands. Still, with epoxy paint it will be best part of £2500. More if I want the base plate doing too.

Thank you. Must admit that the surveyor was worth his weight in gold. I assume that if the scale moves I would have to get the boat out of the water and do what I could do now but for alot more money. Am I safe to assume that just because it hasn't moved on a boat that hasn't been in the water, there's no telling what it might do once immersed?

It really is a new build. I must admit I had never heard of millscale until the surveyor mentioned it. It seems it doesn't bother most people/most people have never heard of it.

I'm sure Gary's way is the best and I don't have 3 years to leave the shell out of the water. It's rather a pity that the current owner didn't know this and painted it and then left it out. It would be convenient if I was just being hysterical, but as this will be my floating home I want to try to get it right. Hence questions about bottom blacking.

I see from previous posts, you have moved away from 2 pack for the hull. Was that onto scale free steel. Is it really not worth the cost?

Think I'll bite the bullet and go for the blasting option seeing as she's not yet been in the water but has had the hull painted. Pity really as she's been on land for 3 years so left unpainted, it would rust and fall off. I have very little experience. The surveyor pointed it out. It seems to be a rough coating on the steel. It can be square feet sized. There are photos of it on other posts

Seems that this is quite a topic. 1) how many builders actually bother to get it off/ source scale free steel 2) I'm considering a new-build that seems to suffer from it. Do I have any re-course to the builder? Surely trade discription should cover anything not fit for purpose. 3) Does it really cause the paint to fall off 4) Does anyone know a good 2k/twin pack product/supplier