How can i find out who owns a boats just by the name uk only please?

Question

found a boat moored up needs a lot of work only has a name how can i find more details, my father in law is a marine engineer and says it needs to much work he should know he fixes them all day but as an inlaw i dont have to listen all the time lol please help

Answer 1

Best thing to do is ask around other boat owners in the area hope fully someone will know who it belongs too. x

Answer 2

You could try leaving a note in the cockpit with your interest and a phone number, but if it needs a lot of work the owner may not visit regularly.

Other than that I would try the Small Ships register run by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) . See them here at http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-home.h...

write to them (e-mail/phone/write) and give them the name and description of the vessel in question. They may be able to winkle out the owners details for you.

Best of luck Bigpathome.

Answer 3

you need to go to the registration port

eg  PZ  is penzance

      BM  brixham

      

    etc etc

Answer 4

I don't think you can find out with just the name - there are often numerous boats with the same name.  Can you see any registration numbers?  Most likely someone in the area knows something about who owns it, so ask around.

Answer 5

Who owns "a boats" tut tut

Answer 6

Moored where?

If it a canal boat it should have a registration number, its name displayed and also a current British Waterways Licence shown on both sides of the boat.

BW can check its owner by the number.