Shipping a mid-sized Yacht east coast

[Jetav8r]

Hi all -

Need to ship a 32' crusier from Florida to Wash. D.C. Is 1,000 miles.

Boat is 33' long, 12,000lbs and less than 12' wide and under 13' high.

Anyone with information to help me. Am getting quotes $$3.50/mile on flatbed.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE !!

 

[oops!]

Re: Shipping a mid-sized Yacht east coast

i was looking into shipping 6 months ago....lowest i saw was 1.75 mile....plus permits....fuel surcharge will now play a major factor in price......have you tried train?

 

[arks]

Re: Shipping a mid-sized Yacht east coast

I'll share my experience about this topic. Maybe you can use some of the information.

I had to move my (20+ year old) boat 700 miles and was faced with a similar situation a few years back. Mine is 34' x 12.6', 19'H.
In my case, for overland transport it was necessary to remove the flybridge and radar mast, then re-rig them after transport. I got 3 quotes and they were all within 10%. I don't remember the mileage charge.
I did a cost analysis (land transport versus water) and the answer became clear- moving it myself by water was about 20% less expensive and it eliminated the cost and hassles associated with the rigging. I also considered having it delivered to me by a professional captain. That cost was about 10% higher than the land transport total and would be at my risk- which I wasn't thrilled about.
As it turned out, I was able to negotiate the cost of a professional captain in the sales agreement. We had an uneventful voyage, I learned a lot about the boat and enjoyed a big chunk of the ICW.

 

[scoutabout]

Re: Shipping a mid-sized Yacht east coast

I was able to get a significant discount by booking a truck that was coming back to my area empty. That is, don't send a truck down specifically for it, or book a truck at the destination to bring it to you and then go home -- Try to find a local (to Washington) transport company that regularly goes to cities near where the boat is in Florida. Ask how often they come back empty from Florida (I assume they'd hate doing that) and tell them you want to book the next one back at a deep discount.

This assumes, of course that they'd even let you know that bit of info(versus just charging full price when they were coming home empty anyway) and it also assumes this meshes with your schedule. Like flying standby -- it only works if you've got some flexibility there.

Oh, and don't forget to factor in the cost of getting it on and off the truck. Marinas will be only too happy to lighten your wallet a couple of hundred at each end for this service.

 

[DC20]

Re: Shipping a mid-sized Yacht east coast

You could try http://www.uship.com/