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by anguss
Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:09 pm
Forum: Basically Boaty
Topic: Small boat liability
Replies: 13
Views: 31893

Re: Small boat liability

Keeping it simple sounds like the way to go alright.

Many thanks

Anguss
by anguss
Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:31 pm
Forum: Basically Boaty
Topic: Small boat liability
Replies: 13
Views: 31893

Re: Small boat liability

"where does the dream come from"? Well, we bought fish & chips and went down to the little harbour to enjoy them. Just as the sun was setting and that fabulous alabaster coloured light started to fall upon the rocks and little island we spotted a derelect fishermans bothy that had rece...
by anguss
Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Basically Boaty
Topic: Small boat liability
Replies: 13
Views: 31893

Re: Small boat liability

Great idea !!! I'm all for common sense precautions but the health & safety brigade would have us all wearing hard hats, high viz jackets & goggles just to build the kids a sand castle these days so it's worth finding out as much a possible first.....

Angus
by anguss
Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:36 pm
Forum: Basically Boaty
Topic: Small boat liability
Replies: 13
Views: 31893

Re: Small boat liability

Its a sea front location and it would be our intention to clue the hirer up as much as possible about general safety precautions, tides, currents etc before taking possesion, but there's always one who might get out too far or perhaps damage someones craft and it's here that liability issues might a...
by anguss
Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:20 pm
Forum: Basically Boaty
Topic: Small boat liability
Replies: 13
Views: 31893

Re: Small boat liability

Thanks for the very interesting link. We wouldn't personaly be on board the boat ourselves during hire. Would it be enough to warn that taking the boat would be entirely the responsibility of the hirer?
by anguss
Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: Basically Boaty
Topic: Small boat liability
Replies: 13
Views: 31893

Small boat liability

Hi, can anyone throw any light on the following; We have a holiday cottage in Scotland and we want to buy a small boat to fit 4 to offer to our guests for fishing / pleasure trips. No problem there! But what about our liability if, God forbid, anyone got hurt or worse. Would the hirers be responsibl...