Has anyone out there purchased a boat in the U.S and then shipped it
to the U.K? I live in England and am currently looking into buying my
first boat, some sort of 17-18ft bowrider. After a bit of research I
discovered that the Maxum 1800MX, for example, is about 14000 pounds
here but only about 14000 dollars in the US - that's equivalent to
£7-£8K!!!! It's not fair! - Hence my question.

If anyone has done this before, I'd be interested to here of any
problems, unforseen expenses etc.

Thanks, Dave Baker.