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Grunff writes:

Dennis Pogson wrote:

Boats have names, unlike cars, so if I were to want to trace a
previously-owned boat, I would want to know 1) power or sail, 2) builder, 3)
type and size, 4) Present and past names of vessel, 5) Present owner's name
and contact details.

Thanks, that's very useful. A couple of Qs:

Type - is there a list of boat 'types', or would that list be so
diverse as to be useless?

There are partial lists. For sailing dinghies (and otehr boats which
might reasonably participate in dinghy-style racing), the portsmouth
yardstick list would be a good starting point. However, many boats
won't be on this list.

Size - AM I right that boat size is always in feet?

No. Metric measurements are quite common, even among older British
designed and built boats, and conversely some French designed and
built boatsare measured in feet!

Furthermore length is not unproblematic, as although the length of the
hull is unlikely to change over the life of a boat, things like
rudders, bowsprits etc are included in the measurement under some
circumstances but not under others.

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