Folks, Today I made my first enquiry about shipping my 50lb 17ft x 23in kayak from California to Madrid, Spain. They quoted $900 to send it by boat which would take about a month to arrive. I really hope that is not the norm, as that would double the price that a kayak would cost when the manufacturer is overseas. I am going to keep looking and keep you posted of my findings. Ultimately the best option might be to cut the boat in three pieces and use them as suitcases. After checking with the packaging companies I will check with an airline to see how much they charge for cargo. Now I understand why folding boat companies are still in business charging outrageous high prices. cheers, - Julio *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:17 PM 3/17/98 -0800, Julio MacWilliams wrote: >Folks, > >Today I made my first enquiry about shipping my 50lb 17ft x 23in kayak >from California to Madrid, Spain. They quoted $900 to send it by boat which >would take about a month to arrive. >cheers, > >- Julio Why don't you just buy a kayak there?? use it then sell it.They do have kayaks in Spain don't they?? Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Julio wrote: Today I made my first enquiry about shipping my 50lb 17ft x 23in kayak from California to Madrid, Spain. They quoted $900 to send it by boat which would take about a month to arrive. That might not be a bad price, unfortunately. Sending one of <anything> overseas is very expensive. When you check the airlines, you will find different deals; when my son took his whitewater boat to Chile, we duct taped the hell out of it and called it a surfboard, saving many dollars --- like half the cost --- in the process. (The fact that he had taped everything he owned in the world inside his "surfboard" and it would have sunk like a rock is not an issue that the airline is likely to raise.) You, unfortunately, are not likely to get away with that --- a seventeen foot long surfboard? --- but be creative when you talk with the airlines. Size is important, and they have to know that it's that long, because it's not going to fit in a container. But there could be a different classification that could save you money, and the airlines don't seem to care. Hey, try calling it a prototype "very long board" (VLB)! Jack *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Are you moving to Spain or just vacationing? It may be cheaper to buy a kayak in Europe. There are some excellent ones we never see and they are MUCH cheaper then in the US.! Bob Denton Vice President Undersea Breathing Systems bob_at_dnax.com http://www.dnax.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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