Shipping Boats

On Jul 25, 10:03 am, Steve <m....DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
> riverman wrote:
> > On Jun 30, 10:44 pm, Steve <m....DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
> >> Need to ship two boats from PA,USA to the UK. Any suggestions as to how
> >> to do this at the lowest possible cost?  TIA
> >> Steve
>
> > What kind of boats, and how big, Steve? And how urgent is your
> > deadline? One method I almost used to ship a canoe to Hong Kong from
> > the US was to find someone who was moving there and had a container
> > coming over.
>
> > I look forward to any other replies on this thread...
>
> > --riverman
>
> Squirt boat and a play boat
> New Wave Projet:  length is 10'2" width is 22" weight is 30 lbs.
> Jackson Star:     length is  5'9" width is 24" weight is 25.5 lbs
>
> The urgency is a 13 yr old boy waiting for his boats.
>
> Thanks
> Steve

Hmm, I suspect that you can contact the airlines and see about
shipping them as airfreight (not the cheapest method, but the
fastest). The Star is shorter than a pair of skis, and should easily
fit in the hold of a passenger plane. The New Wave might be a bit more
troublesome, but they ship things longer than that all the time.

A cheaper alternative would be sea freight: contact a shipping agent
(moving company) and ask them about it. From trying to import boats to
Asia, I know that sending individual boats can be much more
troublesome than sending a containerful. For that matter, contact some
boat manufacturers (Mad River, or Old Town) and see if they have a
delivery going over, and if they will let you pay to add your boat to
their container.

--riverman
 >> Stay informed about: Shipping Boats 

riverman wrote:
> On Jun 30, 10:44 pm, Steve <m....DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
>> Need to ship two boats from PA,USA to the UK. Any suggestions as to how
>> to do this at the lowest possible cost? TIA
>> Steve
>
> What kind of boats, and how big, Steve? And how urgent is your
> deadline? One method I almost used to ship a canoe to Hong Kong from
> the US was to find someone who was moving there and had a container
> coming over.
>
> I look forward to any other replies on this thread...
>
> --riverman


Squirt boat and a play boat
New Wave Projet: length is 10'2" width is 22" weight is 30 lbs.
Jackson Star: length is 5'9" width is 24" weight is 25.5 lbs

The urgency is a 13 yr old boy waiting for his boats.


Thanks
Steve
 >> Stay informed about: Shipping Boats 

riverman wrote:
> On Jul 25, 10:03 am, Steve <m... RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote:
>> riverman wrote:
>>> On Jun 30, 10:44 pm, Steve <m... RemoveThis @privacy.net> wrote:
>>>> Need to ship two boats from PA,USA to the UK. Any suggestions as to how
>>>> to do this at the lowest possible cost? TIA
>>>> Steve
>>> What kind of boats, and how big, Steve? And how urgent is your
>>> deadline? One method I almost used to ship a canoe to Hong Kong from
>>> the US was to find someone who was moving there and had a container
>>> coming over.
>>> I look forward to any other replies on this thread...
>>> --riverman
>> Squirt boat and a play boat
>> New Wave Projet: length is 10'2" width is 22" weight is 30 lbs.
>> Jackson Star: length is 5'9" width is 24" weight is 25.5 lbs
>>
>> The urgency is a 13 yr old boy waiting for his boats.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Steve
>
> Hmm, I suspect that you can contact the airlines and see about
> shipping them as airfreight (not the cheapest method, but the
> fastest). The Star is shorter than a pair of skis, and should easily
> fit in the hold of a passenger plane. The New Wave might be a bit more
> troublesome, but they ship things longer than that all the time.
>
> A cheaper alternative would be sea freight: contact a shipping agent
> (moving company) and ask them about it. From trying to import boats to
> Asia, I know that sending individual boats can be much more
> troublesome than sending a containerful. For that matter, contact some
> boat manufacturers (Mad River, or Old Town) and see if they have a
> delivery going over, and if they will let you pay to add your boat to
> their container.
>
> --riverman

Thanks for the suggestions. Good point about the Star. Ought to be
able to check it - for a fee.

Steve
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