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At least one commercial operator has a web site with a message board on it. But this is really only for their own use and does not really help out the private syndicate.
For private syndicates such a facility would be something of a waste of time, for if a boat was shared between, say, only two owners, well a telephone might be better!
Equally there is no message board for members of a Private Club or Timeshare owner to exchange views about any aspect to do with sharing boats on.
This has just changed! The message board is there in order that boat sharers of any type may share experiences or ask for advice about anything, from "where is the best place to go on my holiday?" to "how often should you check the bilge pump?"
If requested the owner placing the entry can ask for a message board just for the owners of that craft, OK, so in reality anyone can use it, but owners could use this to exchange views without resorting to passing around lengthy e-mails.
The 12volt products.
A few specialist low voltage items we are able to obtain at really keen prices, look at these massive discounts and then divide the cost by the number of owners and ....well at these prices you can have all the gadgets you want!! (Although the boatshare web site is new these products have been supplied by us for some time).
There are several small and larger companies operating in the UK on the inland waterways who manage shared ownership craft. They do this for a fee each year from each person, this fee can be fixed or variable depending on the cost to run the boat. See "advantages and disadvantages". This type of operation really started life in 1990, up until this type just about all boat sharing had been by private syndicates. Most commercial operators tend to share the boat around 12 people, or sell fixed weeks, (see also timeshare).
Details of commercial operators appear here...........
This is really what it sounds like. A private group running a boat. There groups can be as small as just two friends sharing a boat.
Different to the commercial operators as in general you are buying a fixed week. Often with timeshare you may end up using a different "property" to the one that you thought you were going to use.
Details of known timeshare companies appear here..............
Various companies operate a boat for their members to use, such examples being Banks, The Royal Navy and The BBC to name just three.
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