Delivery of 16ft Boat

retenzo12

Hi lads, been toying with the idea of pickig a boat up in the uk. I can get relatively cheap flights back and forth however transporting the both home is where the big money is. Is there a company that will collect the boat and transport it to Dublin or has antone evey been in this situation before??

Thanks for your help!

fergal.b

I have used these http://www.shiply.com/ they even have a link to ebay if you buy it there. You put out where the boat is and where you want to bring it too, and when the bids come in you pick the one you want to do the job. Sometimes they might have two loads so it works out cheeper. There are also lots of Irish companies that will do it for.
http://www.apolloduck.ie/display.phtml?aid=193038

This is the last one I brought over from the UK and it cost £250

johnr1

€ 250 is probably cheaper than you'd do it yourself, but that boat of fergalb 's is less than 16 ft i think. If you have something to tow it yourself or can borrow a mates towcar or jeep, I'd nearly do it yourself, as you can check it out before you collect. I brought a 24 ft trophy from Southhampton a couple of years ago without problems, good trailer wheel bearings being the main thing to look out for, and remember to bring a trailerboard with a cable long enough.
It's a good experience, and gets you used to the whole thing if you're not used to towing.

hop2it

you could try tedstrucking.com could be worth a try phone ted 085 2482792 i have no concection with this company but have seen them advertis e-bay item brougth over from the uk for €100

dnme

aw bring over your car and do it yourself. If it costs a few quid extra, so be it, what an experience , make a roadtrip of it.

ValerieR

dnme wrote: »

aw bring over your car and do it yourself. If it costs a few quid extra, so be it, what an experience , make a roadtrip of it.

Was thinking the same thing. Make it an adventure ! We brought back a 21ft without any issue ourselves. As someone mentions above, get whoever you buy it from to check/grease the bearings ahead of the trip, get a trailer board and a spare reg number plate

Enjoy !

Valerie

retenzo12

Thks for replys!!anyone ever gone down the road of unaccompanied freight?? or is it even possible?

johnr1

I bought a boat from a broker in Florida a couple years ago, and it came as freight from the US to Southampton via Rotterdam. It took months, but to be fair there was no damage or problems of any kind. I didn't do the actual freighting myself, the broker organised it all, so he probably knew what to look out for. There was a "bill of lading" which was the document which said the freight company now were in charge of it, on receipt of which, I paid over most of the boat price. I remember, the broker also had to insure the boat against accidental damage in transit himself, and provide copies of that to all concerned. VAT docs had to be in order and VAT paid at the port of entry before the authorities would release the boat.
Prob less paperwork from UK to ROI but I still wouldnt be up for the hassle.

dnme

johnr1 wrote: »

I bought a boat from a broker in Florida a couple years ago, and it came as freight from the US to Southampton via Rotterdam. It took months, but to be fair there was no damage or problems of any kind. I didn't do the actual freighting myself, the broker organised it all, so he probably knew what to look out for. There was a "bill of lading" which was the document which said the freight company now were in charge of it, on receipt of which, I paid over most of the boat price. I remember, the broker also had to insure the boat against accidental damage in transit himself, and provide copies of that to all concerned. VAT docs had to be in order and VAT paid at the port of entry before the authorities would release the boat.
Prob less paperwork from UK to ROI but I still wouldnt be up for the hassle.

what paperwork ffs?
Buy the boat, drive over, pay the man and tow it home.

johnr1

dnme wrote: »

what paperwork ffs?
Buy the boat, drive over, pay the man and tow it home.

Sure I agree with you dnme, but he asked about unaccompanied freight in his latest post, and I was giving what little I know about that way.
I posted earlier in the thread that he should do exactly what you suggest.