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Has anyone experience with a Vista 245 from 1990 and a CE certificate for EU? I just bought this nice boat and now the customs office is giving me a hard time because the boat doesn't have a CE certificate.

It was never registered in the EU before... so the boat is treated as a new boat.

I need some help with the certificate - without having to change the engine if possible.

identifies it as complying with all the of safety requirements established by the European Union. The CE Mark is a requirement and not a voluntary process.
CE certification is obtained from Notified Bodies, organizations that are recognized by European states to conduct CE assessments and issue CE certification documents.

If a boat is not certified for CE Marking when it should be, it is no longer a grey import, it is quite simply illegal. If you put an illegally imported boat into service or on the market within the EU you are committing a criminal offence with the maximum penalty being a £5000 fine and / or 3 months in prison. In some countries you run the additional risk that the boat will be impounded until CE Marking is carried out.
Find out if your boat qualifies as an ASB.

Does it have ALL of the following parameters?
Hull length between 2.5 & 9m (8' 2" and 29' 6")
Glass Fibre construction (GRP)
Hard Chine hull
Powered by sterndrive(s) or outboard(s)
Design Category C or D
Built or re-engined less than 10 years ago?

If your boat has all of these characteristics, then it qualifies as an ASB

CEProof | American Imports (ASB)
http://www.ceproof.com/CE-Marking/.../M ... ports.html

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Hello there,i had my boat ce marked in us,i bought boat in Baltimore,this was a 2003 model four winns vista 268,but think it will be hard with a 1990 model boat but everything is possible.good luck

What does "qualifies as an ASB" mean, and what is the significance?

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"Knot Easy" 2000 Horizon 240 Volvo 5.7GS /SX
tow: 2017 Honda PILOT EXL-AWD
prev. boats:
'87 Chaparral 198CXL 4.3 OMC Cobra
'69 Jetstar 16ft Ski Boat, 115hp Yamaha
'68 Aluminum Jon Boat, 3hp Sears
'64 Water Wings

I'll link the site he got the info from, and you can read it.

http://www.ceproof.com/CE-Marking/EU/Ma ... ports.html


ASB = American Sports Boat......

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2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy