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Boat Forum / Paddle Boats / July 2008Shipping Boats
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 > 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 >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > --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 > >> 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 [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > 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 >>>> 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 [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > --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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