How big a boat can I buy?

[agstrang]

Out of interest is there a maximum length or weight of boat a private individual can buy for personal use?

 

[carlton]

Yes. This big.

..........or it might be 24 metres maximum length, possibly.

 

[agstrang]

A private individual who hasn't a captains licence.... Nice toy though

 

[No1_Moose]

I think you might have captured a certain forumites boat there!

 

[Solitaire]

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I think you might have captured a certain forumites boat there!

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So it is - should we tell him?

 

[carlton]

No - don't tell him - just tell me. (I'll not say anything, honest............. ) /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[BrendanS]

No, just post cryptic messages in another thread that he's missing out on something! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Solitaire]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Solitaire]

You're so much better at it than me! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Kawasaki]

Welcome AStrang.
As one of the more sane and dependable users of this Forum I would like to Welcome you on a more formal and sensible basis.

How big a vessell do you intend starting with?
The ones in the windows of the boat Carter pictured might be good to start with.
Or the 2 dashing about on the water in the piccie.
There aren't any Laws in the Uk, believe it or not to stop you having a dirty great boat to learn on .
Good innit.
Oh! if you need a teach I've just qualified
and I,ve got My driving licence back after being "done" for doing 150 mph in a 30 limit" "Deadsafe" they call Me locally.
PM Me if you want a Course.

 

[KCook]

Size of required crew might be another restraint? Here is a fun thread on boat sizing - Age link to size of boat?

Kelly

 

[mont]

Welcome to forum.
Assume your question relates to using a boat i.e. skippering.
Sometimes the insurance company can become the limiting factor. We have certainly one large mobo in our marina that only moves 'when a suitably qualified or experienced skipper' is at the helm - insurance requirement and it is well under 60ft length.
My understanding is 24m is the basic figure for a standard day skipper licence.
Well done for bravery of starting a post on here !

 

[cliffdale]

A quick google search throws up plenty of these for sale.

Good starter question, Ill put one on my Xmas wish list.

http://www.maritimesales.com/PI12.htm

Cliff

 

[gibbowolfie]

"many possibilities, including adventure tourism or active military service".

Yeah like I'd never have guessed the latter....;-)

Still, I want one too

 

[burgundyben]

you'd be wasting your time, anything even slightly cryptic will go straight overhead.

 

[BrendanS]

/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[epervier]

you'll need more than yourself and 'er indoors to crew one of those babies,
HM Submarine Opportune had a crew of 68 back in 1969 I know I was one of them!

 

[agstrang]

Thanks for the sane reply!
I've actually been working up (16' cuddy - Bayliner 24 - currently Birchwood 36) and have been looking at a steel hulled 56' trawler style thing but worried that there maybe was a limit before I'd to apply for the appropriate masters ticket. Expensive addiction this.

 

[burgundyben]

Would be well worht your while talking with someone at RYA or at somewhere like UKSA, I think 24 mtrs and 80 tonnes perhaps? Not sure there is definately a limit before you need Yachtmaster with commercial endorsement.

 

[agstrang]

Actually, it transpires everyone is right. And wrong. Prior to making a mistake, decided to do some asking around. The first consideration is
'who police'es the bit of water as they've their own rules'.

Secondly, where you intent to park the thing introduces another set of rules

Thirdly, the value for insurance purposes tends to legislate to sane sizes.

Fourthly and most importantly, what the wife says. A requirement to have nubile females helping with docking will tend not to be a good thing.

Kidding aside, the insurance company seem to be the greatest legislators followed by BW and draft.