Noboat1
Member
Sorry to join and go straight into a question but hopefully when I’m a boat owner again I’ll have a little more to contribute!
Having read all the RCD threads I can find, I wonder if someone can give me some definitive advice - as Trading Standards couldn’t.
Scenario: A man builds his own boat in Canada (to professional plans) and sails it over to the UK in 2013. For personal reasons he has to leave the boat and go back to Canada. Berthing fees build up at the marina and agreement is made to abandon the boat in lieu of these fees. The marina now offer the boat for sale in the UK.
The marina isn’t interested in RCD and are selling it at market value. Add likely costs of RCD to this and it all gets very expensive.
My questions.
1. If I buy the boat ‘as is’ and not make it RCD compliant myself, is it the marina as “the first to sell or put into use” that are liable for any future non-compliance issues, and not me?
2. If the above is correct, am I right in saying there’s no legal recourse against the boat either, so I can happily sail for evermore without worrying someone’s going to impound it?
Any guidance/information would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks
Having read all the RCD threads I can find, I wonder if someone can give me some definitive advice - as Trading Standards couldn’t.
Scenario: A man builds his own boat in Canada (to professional plans) and sails it over to the UK in 2013. For personal reasons he has to leave the boat and go back to Canada. Berthing fees build up at the marina and agreement is made to abandon the boat in lieu of these fees. The marina now offer the boat for sale in the UK.
The marina isn’t interested in RCD and are selling it at market value. Add likely costs of RCD to this and it all gets very expensive.
My questions.
1. If I buy the boat ‘as is’ and not make it RCD compliant myself, is it the marina as “the first to sell or put into use” that are liable for any future non-compliance issues, and not me?
2. If the above is correct, am I right in saying there’s no legal recourse against the boat either, so I can happily sail for evermore without worrying someone’s going to impound it?
Any guidance/information would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks