How do you transport a 40ft boat that is not seaworthy from one continent to another?

[BCB]

Advice is sought on how do you transport a 40ft boat that is not seaworthy from one continent to another?

Best methods, who can do this, costs involved & any disaster stories ETC.

[FAST FRED]

IF the boat floats the simplest is to go to a port and talk to a shipping agent.
Most will know a captain that likes to make some side money.

If the vessel can be lifted aboard by the ships crane and welded or lashed to the deck (or if you have a proper cradle) there is little problem.

Unloading at the destination is usually done a few miles out , so you steam in and go thru customs etc by yourself.

ANYTHING else is expensive!

FAST FRED

[waikikin]

I aided the shipping of a 40' game boat from Australia to Fiji, cost about $20K+ Aust. Measured the boat on slip- built steel cradle-stevedores loaded boat to cradle on a container flat rack & then to ship.Apparently competitive against fuel+ crew + extra insurance & engine hours of delivery on her own bottom.Some times cradles can be sourced for little cost if the country your at imports a lot of boats.All the best from Jeff.

[MikeJohns]

"Dockwise Yacht Transport" are worth contacting
www.yacht-transport.com
Their speciality is this sort of vessel.


Cheers

[safewalrus]

Please don't get me wrong but why would you want to ship a "boat that don't" to anywhere?

[MikeJohns]

Walrus
Cause they are defunct and cheaper to work on in place B
Or they don't do ocean crossings but are good coastal boats
Or you earn so much that the time off for the sailing trip equates to a phenominal amount of lost income and or you don't like delivery crews.

It's common to ship boats across the Atlantic. Of course an ancient mariner would do his own delivery

[safewalrus]

Mike

Of course he would, but first he'd have a seaworthy boat! Even if it was only for "a walk in the park" so to speak - that's how he comes to make ancient mariner (plays the safety card at all times and only takes calculated sensible risks - when anybody is looking that is! outa sight of land / people he cheats like any other bugger, but as he gets older he knows when he can! Anybody can play that game, as long as he survives; lucky I guess)!

Was only asking mate plausible, yes ......sensible ....mmm

Mike

[SheetWise]

How do you transport a 40ft boat that is not seaworthy from one continent to another?

It does depend what the continents are. Between Europe/Asia/Africa, or between North America/South America -- you can use roads.

[mariner 40]

Put a jury rig on it and sail it!!!