Boat transportation

[saugeye]

Originally Posted by floorboy

Grab a buddy and hit the road.... We went from sw mn to mass back to mn to seattle and back to mn. Across the country twice hauling boats last year. Its not so bad........

A buddy with a 1 ton Deisel . One trip for a seacraft, another trip for a slickcraft.

[McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by sidelock

I have it listed on uship.com and their bids are very inconsistant, some are twice as high as others.

Right. That can be the difference between a professional transport group/broker and an individual semi-retired business owner that spent 30 years behind the wheel of a big rig or in an armed forces convoy, or just a guy trying to make ends meet.

I had a number of bids ranging from $1200 to $3300. First accepted was $1275 - he thought the trailer was suspect and withdrew (previous owner said the transporter pulled up in an f150 looked at the size of the 21 and freaked out). Second acceptance was $1400 he was in the area and said he was on his way back home (near me) I checked the address he gave me and it was a shopping mall (red flag) and then he wanted full payment in advance in a money gram (screw that!!!) so I withdrew. He threatened to put a lien on my boat. Michigan Attorney General told me he couldn't ... 3rd guy was a retired Marine who was taking some Harleys to AZ in his F350 bed said he'd bring me the boat for 1500. And he already had a load going back to MI. Worked out like a charm. Super easy to work with and he took the time to inspect the trailer and fix a trailer light.

Take your time, read their feedback and talk to the guys before completing the deal. Good luck.

[heynow2203]

Originally Posted by McGillicuddy

Right. That can be the difference between a professional transport group/broker and an individual semi-retired business owner that spent 30 years behind the wheel of a big rig or in an armed forces convoy, or just a guy trying to make ends meet.

I had a number of bids ranging from $1200 to $3300. First accepted was $1275 - he thought the trailer was suspect and withdrew (previous owner said the transporter pulled up in an f150 looked at the size of the 21 and freaked out). Second acceptance was $1400 he was in the area and said he was on his way back home (near me) I checked the address he gave me and it was a shopping mall (red flag) and then he wanted full payment in advance in a money gram (screw that!!!) so I withdrew. He threatened to put a lien on my boat. Michigan Attorney General told me he couldn't ... 3rd guy was a retired Marine who was taking some Harleys to AZ in his F350 bed said he'd bring me the boat for 1500. And he already had a load going back to MI. Worked out like a charm. Super easy to work with and he took the time to inspect the trailer and fix a trailer light.

Take your time, read their feedback and talk to the guys before completing the deal. Good luck.

That's very good advice I had a guy want to tow the scepter from florida on a car transporter lol goodluck on the road with that but in the end the guy I got was awsome and even beat his expected timeframe

[pelican]

if you're smart - you're gonna check for insurance,and,you're gonna check for an ICC#

transporting a boat a long distance,that involves risk - on a trailer,you're not sure of,it adds to that risk...

personally,i would avoid "uship" at all costs,i would stick with a referred hauler - lots of scammers out there...if one guy wants $1,200 and the next guy wants $2,400 - there's a reason for the difference.hauling insurance isn't cheap - can't get ICC #'s without insurance...look at the truck - look for "commercial" registration,odds are,the guy pulling up in a F150,no buisness lettering,isn't carrying insurance...

[Bigshrimpin]

I used Uship to get my 23 from CA to MA . . . Worked out great!

[seafari25]

I had the 25 shipped from Ontario to Nova scotia. The boat was on a trailer, however the shipper had his own flat bed trailer. The difference in price for him to ship my trailer on his flat was 100.00 more. It was a no brainer as it saved the wear and tear on my trailer and his insurance covered my boat and trailer if it was on top of his trailer. He winched the boat and trailer up on to his. No cranes involved. Really slick. I posted some pics under performance. The thread is called Seafari 25 55mph, or something along those lines.

You might want to see if your shipper has a flat for the above reasons.

Brandon