I recently purchased a 37 O'Day (1979) center cockpit. I want to document/register it in Canada, and require a builder certificate. If some one has one could you please let me know. Bryan
Looking for Builder Certificate for Oday 37
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Bryan, This is an interesting question that I have seen before about other boats. If you get a source of such information on the O'Day, please tell us all. Are you familiar with the sailnet O'Day forum? There are some bigger O'Day owners active on it that might be able to lend some advice. The problems obtaining this information are legend. In the U. S. this information is still not required. Therefore, boats made in U.S. still have this problem, although builders now know of the issue and often if still in business are able to provide it. However, what do you do about providing this type information for Canadian or European documentation made by companies no longer extant. Does the Canadian Coast Guard have a way or documenting antique boats? Keep us informed. Ed K Starr, SC, USA
Bryan, This is an interesting question that I have seen before about other boats. If you get a source of such information on the O'Day, please tell us all. Are you familiar with the sailnet O'Day forum? There are some bigger O'Day owners active on it that might be able to lend some advice. The problems obtaining this information are legend. In the U. S. this information is still not required. Therefore, boats made in U.S. still have this problem, although builders now know of the issue and often if still in business are able to provide it. However, what do you do about providing this type information for Canadian or European documentation made by companies no longer extant. Does the Canadian Coast Guard have a way or documenting antique boats? Keep us informed. Ed K Starr, SC, USA
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.....but I have been studying a text in order to get license to sail in Italy (my daughter and son-in-law live there). There is an entire section on who and what get documents and certificates. There, the hierarchy goes: 1) CE categorization-you do nothing other than get your boat "safety inspected" periodically (8 or 10 years, depending on category) 2) Manufacturers Certificate- for boats built before 1998 when the CE mark became mandatory. 3) Boats with no certification are inspected by the state authorized "Ente Tecnico" and assigned a category. In addition to the CE categories, they also have a category for "Prototipi" (home-built and weird stuff?). Those craft are required to stay within 6 nautical miles of shore. I mention this only since many Canadian safety regulations (CSA) often echo those issued by the IEC. Perhaps the qualification for boats is similar. I would think the easiest way to find out would be to call a Canadian Surveyor.
.....but I have been studying a text in order to get license to sail in Italy (my daughter and son-in-law live there). There is an entire section on who and what get documents and certificates. There, the hierarchy goes: 1) CE categorization-you do nothing other than get your boat "safety inspected" periodically (8 or 10 years, depending on category) 2) Manufacturers Certificate- for boats built before 1998 when the CE mark became mandatory. 3) Boats with no certification are inspected by the state authorized "Ente Tecnico" and assigned a category. In addition to the CE categories, they also have a category for "Prototipi" (home-built and weird stuff?). Those craft are required to stay within 6 nautical miles of shore. I mention this only since many Canadian safety regulations (CSA) often echo those issued by the IEC. Perhaps the qualification for boats is similar. I would think the easiest way to find out would be to call a Canadian Surveyor.
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