European buying a boat in US and getting screwed

[orion25]

Re: European buying a boat in US and getting screwed

On the topic of saving a buck on trucking companies and shipping boats, I discovered you could save a considerable amount of money if you ask them to make your trip while they are returning empty from somewhere. Case in point, a quote to ship a boat up to Canada from Boston was a good 30% cheaper if I was willing to wait until the Niagara area company that does that run regularly was returning with an empty truck. Not going to always work out, but worth asking.

That is called a backhaul. That way the trucking company does not have to travel empty. Basically you got the shipment at cost.

 

[SgtMaj]

Re: European buying a boat in US and getting screwed

That is called a backhaul. That way the trucking company does not have to travel empty. Basically you got the shipment at cost.

Also reduces your carbon footprint if you're into that kinda thing.