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    Volvo D9 Servicing.

    is that an anti drag crinkle costing you’ve had applied? Like the surface of a golf ball?
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    How secure is your ownership?

    It offers no protection. min the uk you are not required to have any registration. SSR was conceived as a registration of convenience to allow uk boats to travel abroad and comply with foreign rules on having a reg cert. It was never designed to, or promised to, offer anything other than a...
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    How secure is your ownership?

    A point on value: old boats are very hard to predict. Just because people are asking £99k doesn’t really mean much. My boat is on at 99k with all the others being listed at £129-150k. So far not a sniff. that said, £65k through a broker is going to incur 8%+vat fees, plus prep costs etc...
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    Optimistic Pricing ?

    I hope you lot are right. Ive just listed the Ferretti for £99,950. I guess slightly complicated by the fact shes in the EU rather than UK. Broker suggested £120k-130k but in my opinion thats just silly money. Id rather it sell than sit around for ages,
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    Bavaria Sport 300 vs 29

    Both boats are from different periods in the Bavaria motorboat story. The original line up was branded BMB (Bavaria Motor Boats) and the full range consisted of the 270, 300, 330 and 380 Broadly the 270 was a small V berth boat with crawl under mid berth double. The 330 and the 380 were full...
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    Any insurance recommendations (NOT Y Insurance)

    Just be careful when they write you a lovely letter explaining they've worked hard to keep the rise to only 5%. Double check not only what the premium is, but also what value they are insuring. Dropped my insured value by £18k and didnt mention it. WHen I got them to put the value back up to...
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    Any insurance recommendations (NOT Y Insurance)

    web site wont lket me quote. Get a quote button goes striaght to claims form. Thats them out then
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    Any insurance recommendations (NOT Y Insurance)

    What is worse is they tried to claim they'd only put the price up by 5% in their original letter
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    Any insurance recommendations (NOT Y Insurance)

    Been with Y for 5 years. 20% increase last year, 22% this year. No claims. Had enough Anyone got anyone else to try?
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    RIP Peter Hill aka Rubberduck

    Condolences to Peter's family and close friends. He certainly had determination and a positive attitude.
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    Help with importing USA boat to Uk

    yes. Specific rules for self builds. You have to keep it for 5 years and you can operate it without RCD
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    Help with importing USA boat to Uk

    the RCD applies to when a boat was first put into use so it does need doing.
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    Buying abroad - advice!

    yours wasn’t the ACM Dynasty was it?
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    Parking at Boot Dusseldorf

    Loads of Parking. Follow the signs - they are very well organised and will point you to the best carpark available at your arrival time. Regular shuttle buses to the doors a s well. Used to fly/drive and never been charged
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