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

On Jun 30, 10:44*pm, Steve 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

riverman wrote:
On Jun 30, 10:44 pm, Steve 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

On Jul 25, 10:03*am, Steve wrote:
riverman wrote:
On Jun 30, 10:44 pm, Steve 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

riverman wrote:
On Jul 25, 10:03 am, Steve wrote:
riverman wrote:
On Jun 30, 10:44 pm, Steve 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