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Ah, death roles, sanguine smiles at the back of the fleet.

That doesn't look very Chinese to me. I thought that a Chinese gybe is where the upper part of the main changes to the new tack, but the...

It is possible for boats to be designed with no engine and achieve RCD - sailing dinghies, for example. BUT there specific guidance in...

No scientific rankings afaik but to lifelong boaters it's pretty clear, and you're correct imho on the "not-in-top-ten" aspect. Of...

But it has been tested - at least the principle since 1998, The uncertainty since 2021 has been largely around the transition to...

Too cold for butane?

It's pretty simple. If you buy something in the UK while tax resident in the UK you pay UK VAT. Doesn't matter where the goods are...

The situation is silly. However, the interpretation is simply and clear if you are a lawyer and used to reading this kind of stuff...

No they are not. They are simply stating what the legislation is. They have only added commentary for example about the difference...

Absolutely. I have a modest rack of hardwood timber bits and lengths, accrued over the years or thrown out at a jobs end. And some...

And these are quite clearly NOT exports since the buyer is UK tax domiciled. .Where the boat is delivered is irrelevant.

It’s a similar problem across many CE product categories. Most of them aren’t bought and sold second hand though so boats are bit too...

I believe in part it was due to the fact there there were hardly any organizations qualified to do UK CA certification. None of this...

You have correctly summarised the paradox! But that is what the letter of the law says. Consider for example that a boat made in the US...

Troll! it doesn’t say “right CE mark” I was paraphrasing it for you because you were struggling to understand. Read s2 of the regs -...