bigdan
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Registered: 4th Jan 07
Location: Jarrow (Newcastle)
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i was at my mates garage today and he had been buying a speed boat
after seeing his i want one
do you have to have a license for a speed boat and can you go in the ocean with them for free becuase they tax you for everything these days 
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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i'll ask my dad for you tonite pal. He's pretty clued up as he's had 2 speed boats in the past and he has a sports cruiser at the moment. are you planning on mooring the boat somewhere or are you gonna take it home with you?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Just when we thought the water was safe
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Leighton
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Registered: 21st Feb 01
Location: Liverpool
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you don’t need a licence to go on the water but you need a licence to have and operate a VHF radio, you will need to pay for the use of a slipway in a marina to get it on and off the water, if your not going to keep it on the water.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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do you? I'm pretty sure you could find a public slip way to launch from.
We originally had a boat on a trailer, which we launched from a public slip way, (but it was properly pain in the ass)...
then we got a different boat and had it moored near our other house, then we sold that house and had it moored somewhere else.
Basic laws like speed limits in harbour, stay to the right of the boeys etc.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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You don't need to pay for a slipway unless the water council/harbour master requires it.
Done a fair bit of boating and jetskiing.
Don't need a license, unsure about the radio requirement. There never was one when we were waterskiing.
Just a bit of commen sense, a bit of respect and safe usage.
Basically, find a slipway, find out if you can launch there, and launch. Most places will have a 5 or 8 knot rule out to a certain marker (will be showed by a bright bowy).
tbh, what do you want though? Water skiing? Cruising about? Seriously consider a jetski before a boat. Had both and the jetski was by far the better toy. Just couldn't really tow a water skier properly unless you've got a big engined ski. You can tow a ringo if you've got semi decent ski. And thats plenty of fun to cain your mates
Although they are sit downs, and are for men with too much womenness in them. Stand ups are where its at.
What you looking at boat wise?
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Oh, btw, screw about and the coastgaurd/water safty team WILL get you
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