Taking boat to Ireland

[sjnewport]

Hoping to take our boat to Ireland next year on trailer and then holiday on river Shannon. Reading recent article in MBM about paperwork needed to go there ,one was proof of VAT.
As our boat is 10 years old any previous owners difficult to trace.
I was thinking of contacting sealine with serial number and hoping they could help me with original purchaser.
How has anyone one else managed to find out this information before venturing further afield.

 

[Robin2]

I suspect the process is very simple - especially if you intend to take the boat back to the UK. You may only need proof of ownership.

If you phone the Irish Customs service on one of the following numbers you should get all the details.

+ 353 1 855 7079
+ 353 1 855 5023
+ 353 1 836 4489

Hope you have a great time

 

[DavidJ]

I'm sure people will write in saying that they have never been asked for this info in Eire but the best bet is to be prepared. I've always found Sealine to be more helpful informally than formally so give them a ring ( 01562 749100) rather than write a letter.
Sealine?, trailor?, 10years old? sounds like a 195 to me. Not my old one called SuperMac is it?
David

 

[sjnewport]

Thanks for info will give them a ring.
Friends with Falcon are coming with us and owners club have said that proof of ownership is all that is needed.
Not your old boat I'm afraid.We have 218 and bought trailer for her ourselves when we got her last spring.
Just back from West coast of Scotland.Great holiday

 

[BarryH]

Ireland! Loverly place. You'll also have to register the boat with the navigation authority, but its free! and no lock fees. Its also worth having a look at the IWAI's web site, useful info on there. If you travel across the Lough's, Derg in particular, watch the weather as the wind gets funneled between the hills and the water gets quiet rough. Its upto 40mtrs deep in places. I can recomend Lough Ree, loverly place with a good scattering of marinas and watering holes, Hudson Bay Hotel, and try sean's bar at the bootom end in Athlone or Coosan tavern at Coosan point.

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!

 

[Guest]

I got Broom to send me proof of VAT paid by first owner so Sealine should oblige.
I imagine a Small Ship Registration should also be proof.

"The Med is calling me"

 

[parm]

no proff of vat needed on shannon i've been there 6 times never been asked for anything. in the north i had to regigester boat on the erne - no charge. By the way locks are not free on shannon they are 1.50 euros and on the shannon - erne waterway you purchase a swipe card for the locks can't remember cost but not much. Go ahead and you will love ireland and the shannon its all so easy going and stress free

 

[BarryH]

New one on me, paying at the locks. Maybe they just looked at the red duster and took pity on me! The only thing that I was asked to produce was my insurance certificate. Some of the smaller waterways, like the one going into Ballinasloe, are very relaxing and well worht the effort to find. Is the shell guide to the shannon still published?

OK, to hell with it. Unbolt it and we'll use it as an anchor!

 

[parm]

as far as i know shell guide is still published and is well worth looking out for

 

[greystones]

I have my boat in the top end of Shannon ,a couple of of Euro is all the locks cost.
Lanesboro up to lough allen and Lough Key is really nice. I,m berthed outside Rooskey and there is some really nice spots around.
There is a Shannon Navigation chart, which gives all reaches. If you want, you can go into the Shannon Erne waterway thru Leitrim village.
If you need any more info my e mail is, mchughe@rte.ie.
Cheers

 

[jfm]

Irish officials are all fab

SJN, by all means get the docs if you can, but in general you will find the Irish authorities utterly pleasant and charming to deal with, every single one of them. You are very unlikely to be asked for anything official, but even if you are they will be very nice and non-bureaucratic and they will not worry about minor infringements of rules. They are much more likely to have a chat about how nice your boat is etc etc

You will score instant brownie points for example by having a trailer with a working light board. No Irish native person has this. You will see loads of cars with towbars, but outside Dublin you will virtually never see a 7 pin elec plug on an Irish car, I guarantee.

Have fun. I dont know the area you're going to, I know the South coast very well. Take a raincoat.

 

[greystones]

Re: Irish officials are all fab

while it is interesting to note that the last contributor enjoyed Ireland,as do 10's of thousands every year.
Its interesting to note in paragraph 2,as to why Irish people dislike SOME british people,
and this person is so sure of his facts,even guaranteed them.
I am sure that the authorities in England have made sure that every Vehicle is fitted with same............NOT

 

[ccscott49]

Re: Irish officials are all fab

Get caught with a trailer at night with no lights in England and your ass is grass! You'll get the book thrown at you, so you will find virtually every car fitted with a tow bar has a light plug, it's part of the kit for a tow bar when fitted proffesionally that is, also a car will not pass the MOT, if it has a towbar and no or not working light soocket, so I think you are a little misinformed aswell. I can't comment on Ireland. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

 

[tcm]

For peat\'s sake!

Think the comments can easily be seen as tongue in cheek?

However presumptious it may have been for the previous poster to make sweeping generalisations..unfortunately you went on to make some more!

In my opinion, if ordinary civilians can't get along together in a spirit of harmony then they should send in the Army and shoot them! er... damn.

 

[ccscott49]

Re: For peat\'s sake!

Oh! Shit here we go again, where did I put mmy flack jacket, sure I had it after Belfast!

 

[jfm]

Wonky trailers are great

Greystones, lighten up. I wasn't criticising the Irish at all and cannot see why you took offence at my para 2. I applaud the Irish (I'm 1/2 Irish and have family/property/boat in Co Cork).

It's a fact that Irish trailer-towers generally have delapidated trailers with no brakes/lights/mudguards etc. This isn't criticism from me, quite the opposite. I applaud the Irish for this. I love your wonky trailers. It's symptomatic of one aspect of the culture, namely a relaxed attitude to officialdom, and I applaud this.

I think you missed the tongue in cheekness in my post. But I'm totally sure of my facts - most Irish towbar-equipped cars outside Dublin indeed do not have towbar electrics. And if you turn up with an English rig with big boat and working electrics the officials are as I say much more likely to say cor blimey and chat about the boat than official/red tape details, becos they're nice people who start out assuming you're good until proven bad, unlike some UK traffic police and other officials. This is part of what makes Ireland such a nice place

The original post was about complying with red tape. I commend Ireland to SJN and encourage him not to worry about officialdom nearly as much as he would need to if going to most other countries

 

[sailbadthesinner]

Re: Wonky trailers are great

whilst i agree with most of your post
i have never ever heard an irish official say cor blimey
they are more likely to say

now where would yous be going with that feckin big boat?
Cork ye say, I have a sister there meself.
Aah you should go to Killarney tis beautiful but jeez ye should some of the trousers them american fellas. all lookin for the roots dey are
whassa? oh funghi? well oi tink 'es still about , yeh

some of you will note i actually lapsed into Dublin there sorry.

only 5 weeks and i am in Kinsale *grins*



Beer! Now there's a temporary solution.

 

[sailbadthesinner]

Re: Irish officials are all fab

JFM is pretty on the mark. Especially in the southern bits of Munster.

I actually had dealings with the equivalent of one of their mps out there. I was informed by my client he had proposed that the drink drive limit should be higher in the countryside as everyone had to drive to pubs and there was much less chance of actually hitting someone.

there is logic there
especially if you own a pub in the middle of nowhere
which he did

Beer! Now there's a temporary solution.