Holiday Mansion

[battersea1]

Hi,

Has anyone imported into the UK a Holiday Mansion or Gibson from the USA. I'm aware of the

RCD issue and VAT / duty but are there other, better hidden, problems awaiting me?!

The boat owner I'm currently speaking with has told me to expect to put 2 gallons an hour

into her at 8 knots cruising speed on a 39' x 12' hull. Sound about right (2 x 200hp Volvo,

petrol)?

Has anyone dealt with the 60 / 50Hz issue? A step-down transformer will cost me about?

With regard to the RCD should I get her tested for group C or D? Will this choice effect my

insurance cost? Insurance expensive for a liveaboard on the Thames, in a secure marina?

She is called a 'coastal cruiser'. Will it be possible to take a boat like this acrosss to

France or Germany and travel the canals? Is it possible to hire a captain for the trip

across?

Thanks very much, bye.

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[mainshiptom]

My boat was a 110Volt boat, the genartor had a switch from 110 into 240 !

The power goes into a big box (MAstervolt) that supplies the leci to the boat and charges the batteries !


Sorted !

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