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The RYA Book of Buying Your First Motor Cruiser (RYA) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical; 2Rev Ed edition (15 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713673338
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713673333
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 17 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,048 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'Invaluable to first time buyers and extremely useful to anyone changing their present boat' RYA Magazine"

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Buying a motor cruiser should be easy, but there is a mind-bendingly wide set of choices to make. Should you buy new or second-hand? Should you buy privately from a broker or from a dealer? Do you want displacement or planning speeds? Offshore capability, or low-speed manoeuvrability for river use? Cockpit space or accommodation? Performance or economy? Ease of maintenance, or a restoration project to keep you busy for three winters? Whether buying a boat for the first time or thinking of changing your present craft, this book will help readers through the process - not only the decision-making, but also the bureaucracy from the Boat Safety Scheme to the Recreational Craft Directive - so that they can forget about the technicalities and concentrate on getting the most out of one of the most rewarding pastimes in the world. 'Invaluable to first time buyers and extremely useful to anyone changing their present boat' RYA Magazine

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2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading cover photo - day/sportsboats not covered!, 30 Aug 2001
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After an introduction which tries hard to put off the novice (responsible, perhaps - but disheartening all the same), the author then indicates that the book covers only motor cruisers with overnight facilities ("cabin cruisers" in my laymans terms)... and not day/speed/sportsboats which surely must be a huge part of the market for first time users.

I'm still looking for good advice.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very basic introduction, 27 Sep 2007
As someone with only small dinghy experience I really don't know where to start when considering moving up to a small cabin cruiser. Types of hull, common problems, additional costs to factor in, maintenance requirements, licences, registration, VAT legislation and many other aspects of purchasing and owning are covered.
Much of the information is concise, quite basic and no doubt most of it is available on the internet, but here it is all together in one easy to read paperback. If you already know a fair bit about boats then this isn't for you, if you know very little then it is a useful first reference. No, it doesn't cover speedboats, only cruisers (i.e. boats designed so you can sleep aboard), but that should be obvious from the title. You may well hanker after more in-depth detail but this will at least give you the grounding to search out that detail elsewhere and make sense of it.
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