Checking A Ribs Not Stolen.

[doggypaddle]

HI Chaps,
I think i may have found a suitable SR5.4 as a project. is there an up to date searchable database of HINs of stolen boats, outstanding finance etc?

cheers

[PeterR]

I think i saw recently somewhere in boatsandoutboards a section for stolen reported boats someone will i,m sure comfirm that

[BigFella]

I have also been looking into this lately as I am on the search to buy

Certainly there are some listed here:

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/c...n+Boats%2C+etc

but this is by no means a definitive list.......

[Nos4r2]

Try this

You'll find plenty of info to check there.

[Tims Osprey]

Don't buy one off a pikey or anybody that looks like one

Usually if you get talking to the person who is selling the boat or item you can get a good idea if their genuine or not?
off coarse that person who is selling you the boat in good faith may of bought the boat off somebody who wasn't without knowing about it, so i guess you can't always tell? you could ask the person who is selling the boat if they don't mind you doing a hull identification check before you purchase the boat and see how easy they are about it, also ask for paperwork or receipts if any. But at the end of the day buying a boat is not like buying a car where you have reg numbers and a registration document to prove ownership, maybe it should be i don't know? but ribs are very desirable items and are targeted by organized thieves.

this debate has no doubt been discussed before on the forum so do a search.

[Noble Marine]

Nos4r2 has already posted a link to a previous thread regarding stolen boats, but this will take you straight to the RIBs section of the Stolen Boats database.

Database of Stolen RIBs

Jon