Re: [Paddlewise] shipping kayaks

I have shipped boats by common carrier by wrapping the boat in bubble 
wrap. This makes the boat light enough to hand lift and put on the top 
of the load. I have also crated a boat for air shipment. While the 
crate does provide some protection, it requires a forklift to move and 
there is the risk of the forks punching through the crate. Making a 
crate is expensive and increases the cost of shipping substantially due 
to increased weight and size. You might want to check the yellow pages 
to see if there is a freight consolidator. Dealing with the trucking 
company directly may be more expensive. You will probably want to be 
able take the boat to the freight terminal.

  You may also want to check with your local canoe/kayak dealer to see 
how they get their boats delivered. There are people who make a living 
driving around the country delivering boats. You might be able to tag 
on to one of these delivery runs.
Nick

On Thursday, August 14, 2003, at 10:55  PM, Joe Stromski wrote:

> There's a gentleman in NY who's interested in purchasing my boat, 
> which is in
> Milwaukee WI. Can anyone provide info as to how shipping something 
> like a 17
> foot kayak works? I'm assuming it'd need to crated and shipped via 
> some form
> of common carrier..but I'm not quite sure where to start. Any insight 
> would be
Nick Schade

Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
USA
Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

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