[WilliamGrogan]

Hi. I need to get a 5.7m RIB boat from Benidorm in Spain to Lagos in Portugal. Can anyone do that? Alternatively are there any companies that hire vehicles with tow bars (I can borrow a trailer)?

 

[WilliamGrogan]

Hi

What is a RIB boat.

A RIB is a power boat with inflatable tubes around the outside. Google "Zar 57 Welldeck"

What is the weight

About 650Kg

Is it on a trailer ready to go.

No. I need to buy or borrow a trailer.

Thanks.

 

[WilliamGrogan]

Canoeman, I have a Portuguese registered car and from what you are saying I should stick the same reg on the trailer. Do trailers need reg plates?

I checked my driving licence which has towing included and the insurance company quoted an extra €42/year for towing.

Thanks.

 

[WilliamGrogan]

"Depends on trailer weight up to 750kg car plates, unless trailer is braked own plate, you can't disconnect brakes to comply, +750kg own plate."

You've lost me there. Are you saying that if the trailer has it's own brakes (I am now thinking of buying a trailer in Spain with brakes) that it must have it's own reg plate? If so I can get Portuguese plates made up.

I can buy a new trailer for what I've been quoted to deliver the boat.

Thanks.

 

[WilliamGrogan]

Are you saying it would be better to buy the trailer in Portugal? Do you know anyone who does so? The Portuguese don't seem to advertise many businesses on the web!

PS The specs say the boat is 680Kg. I don't know if that includes the engine. I've asked. When you suggest that a 750Kg trailer is cut off does that include the trailer weight and boat weight?

Thanks for your help.

 

[WilliamGrogan]

Thanks I have searched for "reboques de barcos" and found a few manufacturers. It seems to me that the web is very underutilised in Portugal. Sites are poor quality and few businesses seem to have good web sites that you can purchase from.

 

[WilliamGrogan]

I know a few people there. I'll try.

 

[WilliamGrogan]

I had a look. Thanks. Emailed a company near Lisbon. It looks like a daft rule that if you have brakes you face a load of paperwork and if not and under 750Kg you don't. You would think they would try and encourage people to get braked trailers??