Boat Safety Scheme Certificate - should brokerage boats always have one?

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bozlite

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We're just finalising the purchase of a Dutch Steel Cruiser from Norfolk Boat Sales in Wroxham. The boat doesn't have a current BSS certificate and NBS are adamant that this is our problem, not theirs! Other brokers I've dealt with in the past wouldn't dream of selling a boat without the relevant certificate, if they know that the boat is going to be used on waters where such a certificate is required. It's not a deal-breaker, but what do others think?
 
bozlite said:
We're just finalising the purchase of a Dutch Steel Cruiser from Norfolk Boat Sales in Wroxham. The boat doesn't have a current BSS certificate and NBS are adamant that this is our problem, not theirs! Other brokers I've dealt with in the past wouldn't dream of selling a boat without the relevant certificate, if they know that the boat is going to be used on waters where such a certificate is required. It's not a deal-breaker, but what do others think?
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Its the sellers responsibility, if its a boat that's going to be moved to the coast and doesn't need BSS then no problem, if I was selling an inland waterways boat then I would make sure it was tested as it will have to have BSS, its not the brokers job to pay for it.
 
aquapower said:
Its the sellers responsibility, if its a boat that's going to be moved to the coast and doesn't need BSS then no problem, if I was selling an inland waterways boat then I would make sure it was tested as it will have to have BSS, its not the brokers job to pay for it.
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The seller doesn't see it as his problem. The broker has offered to pay for the lift-out fees (for the survey) to compensate for the cost of the BSS. I don't think anyone is being unreasonable, and we're happy enough, it's just slightly annoying to have to arrange all these things at a distance.
 
The cost of the BSC is about £150, assuming everything ok. It becomes a problem if there is a significant rectification issue, especially to fuel and gas hoses.
I bought a coastal boat for the river, and had to get some covers made for the fuel filters, as they had a plastic water in fuel sensor, which the BSS did not like. Fortunately Mercruiser made some up for me, and fitted then for nowt!
 
bozlite said:
The seller doesn't see it as his problem. The broker has offered to pay for the lift-out fees (for the survey) to compensate for the cost of the BSS. I don't think anyone is being unreasonable, and we're happy enough, it's just slightly annoying to have to arrange all these things at a distance.
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I would get a surveyor that also does BSS and he can do both at same time, then its easier to arrange from away.
 
aquapower said:
I would get a surveyor that also does BSS and he can do both at same time, then its easier to arrange from away.
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We were going to ask the surveyor to do that, but Norfolk Boat Sales assured us that they never sold a boat without a BSS certificate ... Not a big deal anyway, and I think NBS are being reasonable about it, it's just one of those minor irritations.

Thank you to everyone for their views.
 
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