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Re: Boat Transport companies
12 years 3 months ago #3301
by wanderer
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Hi All -
I plan on moving my IP35 from Merritt Island FL to Tallahassee. Any suggestions on haulers? I suppose a Florida based outfit that has experience with IPs would be ideal.
Thanks
Glenn
Wanderer
I plan on moving my IP35 from Merritt Island FL to Tallahassee. Any suggestions on haulers? I suppose a Florida based outfit that has experience with IPs would be ideal.
Thanks
Glenn
Wanderer
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12 years 3 months ago #3302
by wanderer
Replied by wanderer on topic Re: Boat Transport companies
Just saw Hayden's post about Joule. Guess I should have actually looked before posting a question that had already been answered. Anyway sent an email to Joule. Any other suggestions are also welcome.
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12 years 3 months ago #3303
by Angelfish
Replied by Angelfish on topic Re: Boat Transport companies
Well, using Joule in Florida may be the way to go. However, when we shipped our IP32 from Seattle, the driver (Joule) had NEVER hauled an Island Packet. When we ship our IP to Florida this fall, we will use Andrews (a very good Canadian company).
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12 years 1 month ago #3512
by PlumBob
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Whimsy has arrived in FL safe and sound. The company was Andrews Trucking Limited (
www.andrewstrucking.com/
)
What a difference between this and our disaster of an experience with the shipper who brought her here from Seattle. Andrews' service was impeccable. They did exactly what they said they would, and there were absolutely no issues. And they were spot-on with the estimated cost.
A huge THANK YOU to Kevin and Glen at Andrews. I can't imagine service any better than theirs.
PlumBob
S/V Whimsy IP32-102
What a difference between this and our disaster of an experience with the shipper who brought her here from Seattle. Andrews' service was impeccable. They did exactly what they said they would, and there were absolutely no issues. And they were spot-on with the estimated cost.
A huge THANK YOU to Kevin and Glen at Andrews. I can't imagine service any better than theirs.
PlumBob
S/V Whimsy IP32-102
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11 years 3 months ago #4177
by Sailup
Replied by Sailup on topic Re: Boat Transport companies
An old thread, but for others down the road, I have had great luck with US Boat Haulers.
usboathaulers.com/
This is a one man operation and Ernst has a terrific rig and great attitude. He can arrange everything on either side or both and stays true to his word and knows sailboats as a sailor himself. He used to be local to Texas, but I believe he is now based out of Florida. Prices are good and he does not hit you with overages like others. We used him a couple years ago to move a Cape Dory from the coast to a lake and will use him again to move the Cape Dory back to the coast to sell it. Going into the lake required some creative thinking and he did it and for what he agreed to do it for, even though the job took a day longer and helped re-commission the boat a week later when the pieces of the rigging that the boat yard rigger broke came in.
This is a one man operation and Ernst has a terrific rig and great attitude. He can arrange everything on either side or both and stays true to his word and knows sailboats as a sailor himself. He used to be local to Texas, but I believe he is now based out of Florida. Prices are good and he does not hit you with overages like others. We used him a couple years ago to move a Cape Dory from the coast to a lake and will use him again to move the Cape Dory back to the coast to sell it. Going into the lake required some creative thinking and he did it and for what he agreed to do it for, even though the job took a day longer and helped re-commission the boat a week later when the pieces of the rigging that the boat yard rigger broke came in.
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5 years 6 months ago #7018
by 1Sailor
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Hello:
It has been almost six years since anyone has contributed any new recommendations for boat transport companies (truck).
Does anyone have any new contributions?
My particular situation would be Florida to Maine.
Thank you
It has been almost six years since anyone has contributed any new recommendations for boat transport companies (truck).
Does anyone have any new contributions?
My particular situation would be Florida to Maine.
Thank you
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