Croatia - Buying a Yacht............maybe

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My Dad has found a boat he likes, she's lying in Croatia, and he is toying with the idea of making the trip to view her and other similar yachts with a view to potentially buying.

Having never done this before, we'd appreciate any input from members who have bought boats in Croatia, or anywhere in the area, and any information to help avoid the pitfalls to make the buying experience as smooth as possible.

Any links to reputable brokers, information on any quirks in the buying process or top tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 
I bought my Sunbeam in Croatia last year through Bach yachting. The whole process was painless and Bach the broker took care of all paperwork. VAT is the area to check and your broker should be able to help in this respect. If buying privately and not through a broker I would recommend the use of a surveyor like Srecko or Maritimus. (I can supply info on both or just use Google) Our boat was Croatian flagged and we have kept the Croatian flag for now. Depending upon the size of the boat this can be good or bad. If above 13m then you have to have safety inspections done every couple of years.

You do have to register the boat in person or give a temp power of attorney to complete paperwork. I gave a temp POA to Bach and they sorted it all out.
Now is a good time to buy in Europe with the £ to Euro exchange rate.
 
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duncan99210 said:
Didn't think Croatia was in the Eurozone?
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It is in Europe but you are right their currency is Kuna. However for some reason they are in many places and particularly for larger purchases happy to accept Euros! Not always so you need to check.

£ to Kuna rate is also substantially better currently than last year!

Chris
 
braehouse said:
I bought my Sunbeam in Croatia last year through Bach yachting. The whole process was painless and Bach the broker took care of all paperwork. VAT is the area to check and your broker should be able to help in this respect. If buying privately and not through a broker I would recommend the use of a surveyor like Srecko or Maritimus. (I can supply info on both or just use Google) Our boat was Croatian flagged and we have kept the Croatian flag for now. Depending upon the size of the boat this can be good or bad. If above 13m then you have to have safety inspections done every couple of years.

You do have to register the boat in person or give a temp power of attorney to complete paperwork. I gave a temp POA to Bach and they sorted it all out.
Now is a good time to buy in Europe with the £ to Euro exchange rate.
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I bought mine from Sunsail / Moorings. They have a lot of boats for sale currently through the Sunsail brokerage in Marina Agana. As it was an ex-charter boat I had to pay VAT. I asked charter company to deregister the boat and I registered through the UK SSR. I drove down to the boat when the annual Vignette (permit which boats in Croatia must have) expired, visited the Harbourmaster to obtain the new permit, raised the red ensign and stuck on the SSR number.

That Vignette expired on 31st December 2014 so I visited the HM with it when I was down there last month and expected him to renew from the 1st January 2015 but he said it was OK to renew it from the date I presented the old Vignette. I thought this was really odd as that means that the boat was non-Vignetted for 4 months but he said it was fine. In effect, I'm 4 months richer than I expected to be so I'm not complaining!

Richard
 
Having had problems with overseas surveyors, I advise that you send someone from the UK. Extra cost is minimal compared to the purchase price; you can find him when you'd like to kick him in the nuts.
 
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