David and Meryl Braidwood Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 My wife and I are retired, fit and healthy, and have a lifetime of experience owning and operating boats in Australia, Netherlands and USA. We would like to start a discussion with any one owning a semi trad narrow boat in the 50 to 60 foot range who would be interested in swapping their boat for our 2 bedroom waterfront apartment on Lake Macquarie NSW Australia. A period of 4 to 6 months is envisaged, say, from April to September. Our weather then would be similar or warmer than your similar period and not too hot. Please email us to see if we can work something out at braidwooddm@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detling Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hmmm is this a rental request? Renting a narrow boat on CRT waters can only legally be done with the boat having 1, a mooring (doesn't have to stay on it), 2 an enhanced safety certificate and a commercial license i.e. as a Hire boat. Anything else is under the radar and you have no rights as the borrower, and probably no insurance, so you could be evicted without warning and left personally liable for any damage/injury caused. Will a swap count as rental? if you are Member of parliament it is one of the few things they have to declare (don't need receipts etc for expenditure), taxman can view it a benefit in kind, so it will come down to the jury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, Detling said: Hmmm is this a rental request? No, as the thread's title says, it's a swop request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Kirby Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Even a swap will need the boat owners to contact their insurance company to make sure their insurance isn’t invalidated, or cough up extra money to extend the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Stewart Kirby said: Even a swap will need the boat owners to contact their insurance company to make sure their insurance isn’t invalidated, or cough up extra money to extend the cover. I don't think my insurance quotes who is on the boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: I don't think my insurance quotes who is on the boat Some years ago I queried this very point with my then insurer. The reply was that it didn't matter who was on the boat providing that whoever was in charge while the boat was moving was over age 18, and that they had the permission of the boat owner/policyholder. That was for a normal leisure boat, so might not be the same for a liveaboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 MY insurance says "any one with my permission" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 I queried one insurer about loaning my boat to relatives or very close friends all of who I would ensure were competent to handle the boat and got a big NO. I didn't insure with them but regrettably I can't remember who it was. With insurance its best not to assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 39 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: MY insurance says "any one with my permission" Can I borrow your catamaran next week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 17 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Can I borrow your catamaran next week? I can lend you a cat and meringue if that's any help. (Well, you'd have to borrow the cat from someone else, but I'd give you the meringue, so it's roughly equivalent) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 Good luck. Unfortunately for some reason we escape oz in the winter, and i would advise others to. Mind you nsw north coast at that time is pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 58 minutes ago, rusty69 said: Can I borrow your catamaran next week? We are heading down to Plymouth again for a couple of weeks cruising before lift out at the end of the month...………..otherwise …………………….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 hours ago, rusty69 said: Can I borrow your catamaran next week? 1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said: We are heading down to Plymouth again for a couple of weeks cruising before lift out at the end of the month...………..otherwise …………………….. It's that rubber suit wot does it every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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