Need info on vipermax

batese · 19 February 2013, 16:59

Hi
Looking what papers you need to have to sell a rib,
I bought a second hand vipermax in 2006,I had some work done on her and have no idea where her manufacture plate is ,think it could be glassed over.Only papers i have are invoices for boat and engine.
She is a 1994/1995 osprey vipermax 7m with 200 hp diesel nanni.
Osprey say contact northern diver as they sold the boat,cant get a reply from northern diver .
can anyone help me.

gotchiguy · 19 February 2013, 20:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by batese

Hi
Looking what papers you need to have to sell a rib,
I bought a second hand vipermax in 2006,I had some work done on her and have no idea where her manufacture plate is ,think it could be glassed over.Only papers i have are invoices for boat and engine.
She is a 1994/1995 osprey vipermax 7m with 200 hp diesel nanni.
Osprey say contact northern diver as they sold the boat,cant get a reply from northern diver .
can anyone help me.

Hi Eoin,

1. Most likely answer is that she never had a plaque. a) because if she really is that year they didn't exist b) most Ospreys don't.
2. If it really is a 1994/5 then it is definitely not a vipermax, assuming it has a soft nose then it is either a Viper or a Falcon
3. Northern Diver won't want anything to do with it
4. Anything else you would like to know?

Chris · 19 February 2013, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by batese

Hi
Looking what papers you need to have to sell a rib,
I bought a second hand vipermax in 2006,I had some work done on her and have no idea where her manufacture plate is ,think it could be glassed over.Only papers i have are invoices for boat and engine.
She is a 1994/1995 osprey vipermax 7m with 200 hp diesel nanni.
Osprey say contact northern diver as they sold the boat,cant get a reply from northern diver .
can anyone help me.

Hi.

Give Mike Whitham a call, he (or his dad Ralph) would have built the hull and he may be able to advise how it could be identified.

01704 823 455

batese · 20 February 2013, 08:34

Hi
Thanks for your info and number,this is who has already identified the rib,they say its a vipermax they built it in 94/95 the centre console was only used for a short period of time between 94 and 95.
But the records for the rib will have been held by Northern Diver who were the distributor for osprey at that time.
I have been in contact with osprey and liverpool power boats.

gotchiguy · 20 February 2013, 10:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by batese

Hi
Thanks for your info and number,this is who has already identified the rib,they say its a vipermax they built it in 94/95 the centre console was only used for a short period of time between 94 and 95.
But the records for the rib will have been held by Northern Diver who were the distributor for osprey at that time.
I have been in contact with osprey and liverpool power boats.

Just to be clear: "Vipermax" and "1994/1995" are mutually exclusive. The Vipermax was not designed until at least 2000. I suspect this means you have a Viper, as if the console has been positively identified then the 1994/5 build time seems more likely.

Liverpool Powerboats won't want anything to do with it and neither will Northern Diver I'm afraid. The best you can do if you really want a manufacturers plate is to simply ask Mike to make one for you.

As I have already said, most Ospreys built even today are not fitted with the plate, and since the plate did not exist or at least had not been brought into legislation by 1994/5 there almost certainly never was one, unless Osprey put a little builders plaque but that is irrelevant for paperwork purposes.

Erin · 20 February 2013, 13:18

The only thing you might find is the HIN (hull id number) for your Viper(max). I believe the hidden ones are located inside a transom box (if your boat has these)

Viper · 20 February 2013, 13:23

I brought my Viper from Offshore Components (Northern Diver) in 1994. All I got was a receipt and small card with a hull number on it. In the intervening years I have been all over the boat (which I still have) and there are no manufacturers numbers, dates, or plates anywhere, I haven't even got the Eurocraft date mark on the tubes which some have. If it is a 1994/95 i think it is unlikely you will find anything.

willk · 20 February 2013, 14:03

To answer the OP's question of paperwork, I don't recall ANY paperwork being required here in the Republic to sell a craft of that age/value. The gaugers at Revenue would have no interest in the sale

The buyer may want to have proof that you own it, which you have.

gotchiguy · 20 February 2013, 14:48

For selling the boat, I recommend the RYA bill of sale.

http://www.rya.org.uk/sitecollection...0OF%20SALE.pdf