Kissathecat
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I'm looking at buying a boat that was previously listed in the Llyods register is there any advantage in re-registering with Llyods and how much does it cost?
Lloyds register
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KellysEye
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Are you sure it's Lloyds. Yachts usually have Part One from the MCA or SSR (Small Ships Register). Or are you buying an oil tanker?
mike_bryon
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When I bought my boat she was on the Lloyds A1 register and had been there since her build in 1979, I kept her on it for some more years. This involved six monthly surveys far in excess of the survey you might commission to buy a boat for example keel bolts were drawn and the prop shaft removed for inspection.
I took her off the register because of the cost, the final push was when my insurance company would not accept the A1 status as proof of condition and insisted I commissioned a survey for insurance cover.
I took her off the register because of the cost, the final push was when my insurance company would not accept the A1 status as proof of condition and insisted I commissioned a survey for insurance cover.
KellysEye
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Ah yes, I was thinking of registration while you meant build quality. Certainly having a Lloyds A1 enhances the value of the boat and I'd suspect that should remain if you can prove that boat was built to A1 when you sell her, even if you aren't registered. Someone here might know if that's correct? What is the boat?
Tranona
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You might be looking at an older boat which was on the Lloyds Register of Yachts - which was just a listing of yachts and owners, updated annually and dating from an era when yachts were unusual. It has no status, but can be useful in tracing the history of a particular yacht. Has not been published for many years as it it outlived its (socially determined) usefulness when yachts became commonplace and owners stopped submitting their information.
The only registers that have any value are the official MCA registers, details of which can be found on the MCA website.
The only registers that have any value are the official MCA registers, details of which can be found on the MCA website.
chinita
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It is still nice to see your boat on an old Lloyds Register - even if it cost £20.00 from a secondhand bookshop to see that one line.
mike_bryon
New member
I think Lloyds A1 or Lloyds 100 A1 is still alive and kicking visit www.lr.org. mostly ships are built and kept in class but some yachts also, mine was built and kept in A1 class for close to 30 years.
Tranona
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Yes, but this is quite different from the Lloyds Yacht Register. The classification is still active, although guess few use it as most builders now would use Lloyds as a certifying body rather than classifying individual boats.
The register was just a list of yachts and owners paid to have their details included. When Lloyds discontinued it others tried to keep the idea going, but it died out because it had no practical purpose.
