Canalnoob, you may well be correct in your assumption that an ex hire boat will come with a safety certificate that complies with the more stringent standards required for hire boats, but, don't forget that such safety certificates need renewing at intervals less that that for private boats.
The spec. Mentions only one leisure battery which is not enough for a live aboard. It also talks about a separate gas bottle container, this is a requirement of the boat safety certificate so I wonder why they have made special mention of it.
In an attempt to address the original question
You may keep your boat on its home mooring, be that Marina, boat club, farmers field or end of garden, for as long as you wish. But once away from that mooring you are subject to the same conditions and restrictions as someone without a home mooring, for example limited to only fourteen days in any one place, unless other restrictions apply.
I confess to being very cynical where surveys are concerned as in my humble opinion the questions being asked and the way those questions are worded will determine the outcome of the survey.
If you do find yourself stuck at the northern end I would recommend going a mile or so up the Macclesfield Canal for a decent overnight mooring. Like OldGoat says the Kidsgrove end is 'right grotty'
There is a school of thought that says 'If you want a particular supermarket to take a greater interest in what happens to their shopping trollies then next time you recover a trolly from the canal then you should return it to the customer service desk inside the supermarket' It's amazing how the presence of a stinking mud encased trolly inside their store excites both the store management and the environmental health executive.
Very many of us 'private boaters' started out as hirers one way or another. As a complete generalisation I would say that, in my experience, I would much sooner travel with a hirer rather that a private boater who bought his/her boat on a whim and ventures out from their chosen marina just once or twice a year. For me hirers are enthusiastic and willing to learn. Though I will concede that stag/hen parties are best avoided.
My alarm bell would be this...the broker will be fully aware of the facts highlighted in AndrewIC's post so why have they thought to mention it. Methinks there is more to this than is being told.
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