Buy an old narrowboat in the UK

Harlekin06

We like to buy an old Narrowboat in the UK which was build in 1983. We know that we need to pay VAT but we are if we have to get ce marks for the boat which might be impossible.

The scope of the Recreational Craft Directive is:
Directive 94/25/EC, as amended by 2003/44/EC, applies to new and second hand recreational craft from 2.5m to 24m in length, personal watercraft, marine propulsion engines and components placed on the market for the first time after 1998. 

The problem is, since UK left the market, is the boat now "new" to the market.

Does anyone know how this is treated?

Harlekin06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122371186#Comment_122371186

A Boat with a ce mark will need a pca if it is brought to ireland after the Brexit. PCA will be expensive but possible because the boat already had a CE Mark. If this is the same for a boat which never had a CE mark because it was build before the RCD, it could be impossible because the boat might not met the guidelines.

monkeybutter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058359323/buy-an-old-narrowboat-in-the-uk

the bigger question is will they let you register the boat and give you a permit for it