vhf - in France

[jon and michie]

Hi - my question this morning is : I am going to view a boat in France and maybe if all goes well keep it there.
Would it be easier to remove the vhf radio and replace it with one from the UK?
Please bear with me as I am totally new to this and have just passed the Rya vhf src course.
I am thinking this as the age of the boat is approx 20 years old and if the radio is the same it won't have dsc and programmed in French

All opinions welcome
Jon

 

[epervier]

In reality the cost of a new comms set is small to the cost of the boat, so yes buy a new radio,I'd have thought 200 quid would buy a good quality radio

 

[BartW]

hi,

if its a non dsc radio, keep it in the boat as a spare,
and buy a new dsc, and have that UK registered.

if it is a dsc radio, you can take it home in your Luggage, and have the mmsi re-programmed
(useally a dealer job)

what size is the boat ?

 

[jon and michie]

Thank you for your replies

Bart - the boat is 30ft