I didn't pay great attention to the details since I'm from the US, but
I seem to recall a furor some time ago about the "Recreational
Craft Directive". I think the RCD was requiring every boat
(including home builts) to certify to some absurd safety standard,
including some type of stability test. The UK magazines that I
occasionally read thought it was completely ridiculous. You might
want to try a search on RCD to see if anything turns up.

Matt

"Adrian" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I am to begin building a motor cruiser soon, just have to make a final
choice between a couple of plans I have been looking at. I live in the UK.
My question is about what to do when you have completed a boat. I presume
I
need to get a safety certificate before I can launch the boat ? Is there
other procedures I need to follow aswell ? I want to get an idea of what
things I need to do when I have a completed boat and how much to allow for
them in my budget.

Any advice or pointers to suitable reading material on such things would
be
appreciated. It will be my first boat so I am a little green regarding
these
matters.

many thnx,

Adrian.