If you do follow up this potential Italian supplier and still will be
fitting out in Koper, be sure to insist that the Italian tax (VAT/ETA) is
deducted as effectively you will be exporting from an EU country to a non-EU
country (Slovenia). At the same time, be aware that you may then be liable
to Slovenian tax on importing the goods - this may well be higher. I
reproduce from a posting I made earlier in uk.rec.sailing:

"I was chatting this summer to a Slovenian skipper ashore on a small
Croatian island waiting for the tiny post office to open who surprised
me by explaining the mystery of the preponderance of USA-flagged
yachts in the Adriatic this year. They were, in fact, Slovenian, and
registered as he was for $100 in the state of Delaware, to avoid the
new 40% yacht import duty in Slovenia"

Regards,

Brian.

"Kristian Martinsen" wrote in message
. ..
Hi Blazer:
Thanks for reply.
Do you know the address (preferably E-amial if available) to any retailers
of electronics (Raymarine autopilots etc.) and other equipment in the
area?
We would like to ask for a quotation on a package of equipment.

Kristian

"Blazer" skrev i melding
...
Hi Kristian,

I know little about Koper other than calling in there once when cruising
but
I just want to say how satisfied I am keeping my yacht in Italy just
across
the water in Aprilia Marittima where there is a marina of more than
2'000
boats ( http://www.netanday.it/aprilia/ ). Consequently, the support
infrastructure is excellent with many competent craftspeople, many of
them
German who have relocated there. Perhaps you are only using Koper to
launch,
fit out and move on, in which case you could still use the facilities in
Italy, which are infinitely better than either Slovenia or Croatia.

Let me know if you would like any further information.

Regards,

Brian.


"Kristian Martinsen" wrote in message
.. .
Dear alt.sailing group:
I am about to purchase a Bavaria sailing yacht for med. sailing. I
plan
to
get it transported to Koper in Slovenia for rigging. I need to fit
some
electronics (Raymarine ST 6001 autopilot) and some other equipment. Do
you
know any dealer of marine equipment in the area, preferably with
E-mail
address?

Raymarine list NAUTIC SERVICE as dealer in this area, but unfortunatly
only
fax and telephone # is listed. Will try them later.

Is it generally a good idea to fit the youcht in Slovenia, or should I
buy
the equipment at home (Norway) import the electronics and other
equipment?
Another option is to buy the equipment in Germany or UK and import it
to
Slovenia. What would you suggest?

KM