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Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:21 pm
by Parksy
Hi all,
Anyone know of a transport company that will transport my Dinghy from Perth WA to Darwin?
Total length 4.5m
Width 2.0m
Hieght 2.0m
weight 250kg
I have rang a few people but have had some rediculus quotes 1 being $3500.
I was looking around the $800 to $1000 mark.

Thanks in advance

Parksy

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:29 pm
by Davey D
Your dingy is 2 meters high? Have u tried just a small truck and throw it in the back

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:15 pm
by muntzy
Try Jolly and sons or WA freight group. They bring freight up for my work and see they often have boats in their yard. 0437 698939. No idea what their prices are like.

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 3:17 pm
by BarraBeast
get a back packer to tow it up. take the ignition key out first though!

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:34 pm
by Parksy
Davey D wrote:Your dingy is 2 meters high? Have u tried just a small truck and throw it in the back
That is the hieght including the trailer ...so from ground to top of hull...
muntzy wrote:Try Jolly and sons or WA freight group. They bring freight up for my work and see they often have boats in their yard. 0437 698939. No idea what their prices are like.
Thanks for that will give them a call.

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:16 pm
by stuart
Hi parksy, your gonna struggle to get around that rate unfortunately freight to darwin is typically pretty pricey. A couple freight companys I use are openica transport and aquatic boat transport, both have websites, aquatic sometimes move boats to perth for telwater (quintrex,stacer ,savage) might get lucky with backload back from perth

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:37 pm
by Parksy
stuart wrote:Hi parksy, your gonna struggle to get around that rate unfortunately freight to darwin is typically pretty pricey. A couple freight companys I use are openica transport and aquatic boat transport, both have websites, aquatic sometimes move boats to perth for telwater (quintrex,stacer ,savage) might get lucky with backload back from perth
Thanks Stuart will give them a call to see what sort of price they can do.

Cheers

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:15 am
by AM
The rate might be a bit ambitious but another company to try would be [email protected]

Re: Boat transport

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:33 am
by Parksy
AM wrote:The rate might be a bit ambitious but another company to try would be [email protected]

Cheers AM will try them too.