I am in the process of buying a sailboat (if I state yacht later, sorry I do mean cruising sailboat), which I plan to SHIP to South America. I have a number of options on how I can do this, and would like the boat to be in the vicinity during Dec '08, Jan / Feb '09.
It will be my first boat and I am trying to keep things as cost effective as possible.
Now I have investigated some prices from shipping companies, deck cargo, which is proving to be more expensive than I thought but figures are based on provisional dimensions and weight as I have not actually bought anything, yet although I have found some great boat on the Internet.
My queries with regard to this are:
[*]Will prices be there or thereabout with provisional information, or am I going to be nicely shocked to find out that the companies have overpriced to cover themselves? Or quite the opposite that it is competitively priced and then they tell me about some hidden costs? It is my first time for shipping something internationally.
[*]Also I have searched the Internet for shipping companies, and maybe not have found some good, reliable, with a good track record (I believe that I have found a mixture) but is there and easy to use phone book / website on the Internet to help me find shipping companies who will sail from Florida?
Any help welcome, as if I do find a means of economic transportation soon, I am on my way to Florida to start shopping.
Thanks
p.s. there are alternatives, so look out for another post..
p.p.s. honesty welcome? I am just covering all my options before making any final decision.
It will be my first boat and I am trying to keep things as cost effective as possible.
Now I have investigated some prices from shipping companies, deck cargo, which is proving to be more expensive than I thought but figures are based on provisional dimensions and weight as I have not actually bought anything, yet although I have found some great boat on the Internet.
My queries with regard to this are:
[*]Will prices be there or thereabout with provisional information, or am I going to be nicely shocked to find out that the companies have overpriced to cover themselves? Or quite the opposite that it is competitively priced and then they tell me about some hidden costs? It is my first time for shipping something internationally.
[*]Also I have searched the Internet for shipping companies, and maybe not have found some good, reliable, with a good track record (I believe that I have found a mixture) but is there and easy to use phone book / website on the Internet to help me find shipping companies who will sail from Florida?
Any help welcome, as if I do find a means of economic transportation soon, I am on my way to Florida to start shopping.
Thanks
p.s. there are alternatives, so look out for another post..
p.p.s. honesty welcome? I am just covering all my options before making any final decision.
