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I entered Greece on 02 May and paid the tepai by bank transfer the day before. Today I looked at my bank account and see the money has come back. Before I try again does anyone know if I can pay by card or have a link for a card payment facility. Thanks.

As some of you will know I've been less than complimentary about yacht brokers in the past, all based on actual personal experience. I think it only fair then, to recount a very satisfactory, recent experience. I bought a boat through the Sunsail Brokerage based in Agana marina about 30 Km...

I need a few electronic items e.g. seatalkng to 0183 converter. Where in Lefkas or Corfu would be a possibility and I'll call them tomorrow?

As the title says I'm looking for someone who would accept a delivery from SVB in Germany which I would collect this week probably Friday.

I'm currently in Bar, Montenegro heading south towards Corfu. The advertised fuel station in the marina is closed and there's no tanker service. I have more than enough fuel to get to Durres where I planned to check-in to Albania but they've no fuel station there and getting tanker delivery...

My new to me boat which I'm finally going to take possession of this week has Raymarine Axiom 9 and Axiom 7 MFD's. I'm not entirely sure what charts it has but I know they're Navionics. I also have a current Navionics mobile subscription. I read something on an American forum which suggests I...

I've ordered a 3.40m PVC Highfield tender for my new to me boat. I want to put the boat name on the tender. What's the best way to do it bearing in mind I'm in the Med and the tender will probably not be covered.

I'm planning to order a couple of engine service kits from this company online for delivery to Croatia. The order is over €1,000 so I'm just checking if anyone has dealt with them and if they're reliable Engine Parts & Service, Marine and Industrial

I'm in the process of registering my new to meet boat on UKSR Part 1. I received an email on Friday asking for some additional documents. I sent them yesterday [Saturday] and received a reply today [Sunday] with my Official Number and Carving and Marking Note. That's super service and my...

I've just ordered a new tender, console and 20 HP Honda outbound for my new to me boat. I want to fit a proper insurance approved lock on the outbound. Motorloc products look like a good option but I can't figure out which locks will fit the Honda 20HP, ideally without any drilling or cutting...

Legally I know that there is no problem having an EU resident guest on board when entering or cruising in the EU as long as the non EU resident owner is on board. My concern is whether EU customs officers know it - Greek customs in my case. Does anyone have direct experience of arriving in...

There are a couple of real case VAT threads going at the moment and I don't want to derail them by raising red herrings so I'll do so here. Let's assume I'm a UK resident and I buy a UK based boat, owned by a private individual, which I'm told by the broker is VAT paid. I get bills of sale...

Is duty/tax free diesel available to private, UK registered boats in any, or all, of the above countries and, if so, how to go about availing of it.

My new to me power catamaran has 2 shore power cables and I'm curious to know why. In most places in the Med you're lucky to get one shore power outlet never mind having two. Do they both need to be connected or can I operate with just one, and, if so, how much will this restrict what I can...

I'm planning to traverse the canal 1st week of May. The official website says it's reopening on 01 May. I hope it's true. It used to close one day per week but no mention of that on the website. Anyone have more information on this? They now have an online notification and payment system...

I'm going to collect my new to me boat in Croatia in a few weeks for a long trip to my home marina in Türkiye. The boat has 2 x Yanmar 8LV320 engines. My previous boat had 2 x 75HP. I was looking online for engine spares for the trip and was shocked at the cost - €600 x 2 for service kits each...

I'm heading to Croatia in a few weeks to collect my new-to-me boat to prepare for a long trip home to Türkiye. The boat is currently in a marina close to Split and it looks like we can take it to Dubrovnik to complete the export procedure [boat is VAT unpaid]. My plan will be to motor during...

Everything seems to be moving on satisfactorily with my purchase of a, new to me, boat. The survey and sea trial was completed on Wednesday and, I'm waiting for a full report, but it appears there are no deal breaker issues. I will pay the balance to the broker next week but the agreed handover...

I'm in the process of buying a 13M x 6.7M power catamaran. It's currently equipped with a 25Kg s/s Delta anchor, a 1000w Lewmar windlass and 50M of 10mm galvanised chain. My current 10.3M powercat has 100M of 8mm chain and, while I've rarely put out more than 40/45M, there have been rare...

Anyone following PBO will see me spamming for advice, and probably know by now, I'm in the process of buying a new to me boat. I advertised my current boat on ApolloDuck late last week and asked a local small time broker whom I know to advertise it for me on a Turkish website. I had some...