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Take time to plan your move boat.

The correct preparation of the boat for transport requires careful planning and attention from both the owner and boat transport service in question detail. The correct preparation of the boat for transport is the responsibility of the owner.

Boat Carriers are not used to prepare the boats for transportation. Marinas and shipyards staff to prepare the boats and yachts for transport and usually do not allow their employees to boats while preparing for her property.

Contact your shipping company to transport. This boat transportation businesses are grateful for …

After loading the boat ready when the vehicle arrives on time. In addition to paying the driver with unnecessary delays, which also causes the boat with the company behind the other boats they have to get for the transport. Transport companies do their best to put the boat in time. However, this is only an approximation, because many factors beyond their control such as weather, traffic, allowing new roads and the availability of activities in the Marina for loading and unloading schedules.

your account when you move your boat at 60 miles per hour in a 14 miles to the wind for now, he knows the conditions of hurricane force, and any items that may be encountered on the way be. Please expect normal road dirt on the boat

correctly measure your boat for transport

In a content request for the transport of your boat, the dimensions extremely important. Please follow these guidelines precisely measure your boat. To transport your boat to the lowest possible price, airlines try to lead boat on a small boat goes in the same general direction at the same time. It is therefore important for the support boat to see the total length of the ship, to know what boat ride on the trailer />

height. The maximum number of transfers is 13 feet 6 inches. Many yachts require large oversized belly lowered trailer, so that the keel of the low land prices. be the use of such trailers for large yachts sometimes low enough to avoid a car pole when the boat is loaded with the State, height limit in the state (the area of New England, many low bridges and re-routes through the Ministry for traffic can be dictated. vessels with a total of more than 13.6 ‘loaded on the trailer require special handling and delivery. It is important, as measured from the bottom of the keel to the top is not removable from the boat.

The project (from the waterline to the bottom of the keel) + distance (from the waterline to the top of the tank) is equal to standing height. We look forward to your model if it can the flying bridge or command must be removed, it is important to measure the vessel without the bridge and enter the dimensions of the bridge, -.. a sufficient cargo space Remember measure twice! should cut once

The bridge somewhere suitable to be placed on the boat and ensure that it is attached. If there is to be placed on the trailer, an officer must be ready for them to rest. If your radar arch is removed, it should be covered by your boat. You can check to protect carpet areas in which “touch”. can

Electronics such as radios, Loran, etc. should be sold separately or securely stowed in your cabin, with all cabin doors, windows and other access />

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Remove and save the following points. When in doubt … PULL IT OUT!

This includes objects of value, all the electronics, anchors, antennas, propellers, masts, booms, everything stated on the length

Check the drain plugs. There should be no water in the bilge while it is transported. Tanks

Drain fuel and water as much as possible. Make sure the tank is one quarter full. be flushed during the winter months the water has to systems water pumps and air conditioners.

Batteries must be disconnected and the cables tied to avoid contact.

When the engine hatch cover batteries, they should be secured to prevent them from opening during transit.

Check any item or items that can be lost

additional information for transportation of your wooden boat.

It is strongly recommended that vessels from wood on their own cots are transported up. This is proposed because it can dry inherent structural weaknesses that may not be readily visible or detectable. A well designed cradle to the weight of the boat on a contact area much larger expected. wooden boats to distribute. A coat of linseed oil to help. Most of the boat transport company, you need a liability waiver for wooden boats to sign.

Additional Information on sailing boat transport.

Make sure that all Poles are non-mast and rigging. All cables and spreaders are attached to the rod. should ALL rigging, winches, wind and light indicators to be removed from the mast. must side the height of the mast must be left in our trailer. Packing of poles is optional, must be considered but. carpet for the mast at the points of attachment are provided. Expect to friction at these points. If the mast is painted, it is almost impossible to keep the paint from chafing. The carrier is not payable if the masts repaint friction. Add this mast of the boat, because there is a place on the support trailer for the mast. If the mast is attached to the hull, the carrier shall be liable not liable for damages that from the mast or the boat.

Life lines, stanchions at the front and rear balconies must be removed if they do boot up on the field. The center board sailboats, make sure the card is secure and will remain in transit. sailboat keel can expect a separation occurs in the keel of the hull. This is not damaged built structural, but paint or filler cracking at the joint. Light or racing sailboats can expect some impression of the hull of the support pads. This depressions usually disappears when the boat is delivered to the water.

oars, poles, ladders, outboards and anything that can rotate or remove flutter in the wind and / or protected.

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