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Old 05 August 2014, 16:14   #1
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found a boat.

ok, I live in the east of England, I have barely ever been on a boat. yet im 5 minutes away from the Norfolk broads... its just one of them things....

a guy who was renting a unit off of me done a runner a couple of years back, I finally got around to clearing it and found a boat... I inflated it and it has a couple of leaks but looks otherwise in good shape...

I want to take it on the river with my mates but I don't know what I need to do?

does it need a license?
an MOT??
insurance?

is this going from a drunk afternoon in the pub great idea to
you need another mortgage?

any help would be appreciated!
thanks in advance,
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:17   #2
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Post up some pictures and someone will be along to help!
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:32   #3
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Hi Breakfluid. Forum Admin here - do me a favour please and pick a new boat name - that one is not OK for this forum

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Old 05 August 2014, 16:32   #4
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Post up some pictures and someone will be along to help!
I doubt it. Check out the boat's name.
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:33   #5
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hi thanks, here's a picture... the trailer is not a full size- that goes behind my ride on mower, in case the perspective looks wrong!
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:35   #6
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Hi Breakfluid. Forum Admin here - do me a favour please and pick a new boat name - that one is not OK for this forum

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Got to be a crank !! Name & shame....
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:36   #7
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but its what we call it! ok ok il change it for here
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but its what we call it! ok ok il change it for here
LOL - don't worry - we ALL call 'em that sometimes - it's just a policy thing for the forum. Welcome to RIBnet. Interesting Zodiac - might be useful enough.
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Love the new name!
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:44   #10
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Love the new name!
Youre welcome
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:50   #11
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You managed to get your self an expensive piece of kit there, its a Zodiac Yachtline, maybe a YL275, but it could be the bigger YL310. Cost would have been North of £1k new.

The plate on the engine tells you the actual model and also the min and max engine you can use.

On the sea round the UK you dont need anything, but its a really good idea to get at least some basic safety kit and training. Likewise, 3rd party insurance is cheap and worth getting just for piece of mind (and in case you ram someones £1 million pride and joy ).

If you want to take it on the broads, you need a licence available either on a day, week or annual basis.
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:53   #12
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wow, well that nearly covers the unpaid rent!
unfortunately there is no engine with it ( I looked hard!)

but its a bargain either way.
ive been googling (which is never a good idea) im reading about a BSS certificate?? is that applicable?
really appreciate the help!
I'l get another photo
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Old 05 August 2014, 16:56   #13
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ok so its a YL310
here the plate
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Old 05 August 2014, 17:22   #14
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wow, well that nearly covers the unpaid rent!
unfortunately there is no engine with it ( I looked hard!)

but its a bargain either way.
ive been googling (which is never a good idea) im reading about a BSS certificate??
Not applicable if you're going to row it, which I suggest would probably be the best place to start.
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Old 05 August 2014, 17:28   #15
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Even if you get an engine you can still buy a day or week licence without the BSS cert, you just state the boat is safe on the applicationj form. (which it is because its not got any internal petrol/gas/toilet).
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Old 05 August 2014, 18:57   #16
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No-one ha mentioned the Rib.net favourites...

You don't need them but you'd be highly recommended to have some form of life jacket / buoyancy aid coz there is a good chance the first time you go out someone is going for a swim!

Secondly some means of getting help if something bad happens. In the river that could probably be a mobile phone in a water proof bag. if you are going out to sea phone coverage is crap so a handheld VHF would be a very wise investment.

Now before you get over excited about covering your unpaid rent... theta may cost £1lk new. Thats not a new boat and not in perfect condition... With the holes patched for a 3m tender at the bottom end of the spec you'd be looking at £3-400 so I'm not sure you could expect any more than that for an old top end of spec but someone may correct me...
...In its current state it would probably go for £100 - £150 on flea bay.

You say it leaks? How bad? Have you filled it to correct pressure and left it 24 hours?
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Old 05 August 2014, 20:09   #17
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thanks for the replies.
so i dont need one if i row it? (which is what I will be doing) -i Have oars with it.

shiney, thanks for the concern of price, i have no intention of selling it! just nice to know ive got something back from it. (i got a 10 tonne trolley jack a car and a Snap on battery charger too so im well happy!)

as for the safety tip- it is appreciated!

the holes are bad enough for it to go down in 10 mins, so im gunna need a big puncture repair kit. im gunna take it on my mill pool and have a go with it first, with a rope attached to land just incase.

my mate nearly wet himself when I sent him the picture, we're going to have loads of fun with this!

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Erm... the guy who did a runner wasn't called Dan Cooper was he?
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Old 05 August 2014, 20:35   #19
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he left all his family photo albums... I couldn't throw that stuff though, just incase one day he came back... everything else is replaceable, but family photos aren't.. now i have someone elses family photos in my loft! haha #creepy
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There are two fabrics used to make inflatables. PVC based or Hypalon based. Hypalon is posher. Even though the Yachtline is posh its not that posh!... ...from what I can see its a PVC.

You might be looking at something like this: Dinghy RIB Inflatable Boat REPAIR KIT WHITE PVC fabric glue Zodiac Wetline YAM | eBay

Although someone with experience patching PVC may be able to offer a cheaper temporary fix to let you get out and see if its what you wanna mess about with...
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