Boat Transport

[Wightdiver]

Hi all, I need to get my 6.5m rib on a trailer, 7.1m LOA, moved from the river Hamble about 2 miles to my home. The trailer is sound but not road legal so it will need to go onto another trailer or car transporter.

I am struggling to find someone to do it, anyone have and contacts or suggestions?

Thanks

Andy

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Wightdiver

Hi all, I need to get my 6.5m rib on a trailer, 7.1m LOA, moved from the river Hamble about 2 miles to my home. The trailer is sound but not road legal so it will need to go onto another trailer or car transporter.



I am struggling to find someone to do it, anyone have and contacts or suggestions?



Thanks



Andy

In what way isn’t the trailer road legal?

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

In what way isn’t the trailer road legal?

No brakes, and its undersized for the boat, one big pot hole and I fear it might collapse

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Wightdiver

No brakes, and its undersized for the boat, one big pot hole and I fear it might collapse

Ah! Do you have any tame local farmers with a tractor & flat bed?

[paulhe35]

In 2018 I had a Revenger 29 moved from Hythe Marina Village to North Shields by Southampton Transport Ltd (Brian Rowlands). They used a large Hallmark Roller Coaster trailer. Might be worth a call.

[69cmw]

Originally Posted by Wightdiver

No brakes, and its undersized for the boat, one big pot hole and I fear it might collapse

Avoid potholes, it’s only 2 miles

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by 69cmw

Avoid potholes, it’s only 2 miles

I must admit I am tempted!!!!!

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by paulhe35

In 2018 I had a Revenger 29 moved from Hythe Marina Village to North Shields by Southampton Transport Ltd (Brian Rowlands). They used a large Hallmark Roller Coaster trailer. Might be worth a call.

Thanks I will give them a try.

Andy

[whiskylee]

I hire a tri axle car transport trailer to move boats on questionable trailers! Aprox £50 per day hire

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by whiskylee

I hire a tri axle car transport trailer to move boats on questionable trailers! Aprox £50 per day hire

Good idea, thanks

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Ah! Do you have any tame local farmers with a tractor & flat bed?

Unfortunately not

[GuyC]

I used Blendworth trailers when I moved my boat on its yard trailer.

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I did initially try Shiply but the trailer of the chap that turned up wasn't suitable so I did it myself in the end.

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by GuyC

I used Blendworth trailers when I moved my boat on its yard trailer.

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I did initially try Shiply but the trailer of the chap that turned up wasn't suitable so I did it myself in the end.

Thanks, just called them but unfortunately my trailer wheel base is 2.4m and they don't have anything wide enough.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Wightdiver

Thanks, just called them but unfortunately my trailer wheel base is 2.4m and they don't have anything wide enough.

I’d be picking a nice quiet Sunday afternoon & going for it[emoji6]

[diver 1]

I'd suggest Alan Edney boat transport. He's local to you and has done me an excellent service twice before even bringing my Delta on its 'illegal' trailer back from Rotterdam on his big tri axle flatbed trailer. Great bloke.

[Wightdiver]

Originally Posted by diver 1

I'd suggest Alan Edney boat transport. He's local to you and has done me an excellent service twice before even bringing my Delta on its 'illegal' trailer back from Rotterdam on his big tri axle flatbed trailer. Great bloke.

Diver 1 you are a star! Just spoken with Alan and he moving the boat on Thursday, thanks again.

Andy

[Peter_C]

Originally Posted by Wightdiver

Diver 1 you are a star! Just spoken with Alan and he moving the boat on Thursday, thanks again.

Andy

The power of a forum at work

In reading one of the posts above saying cost could be around £50, that wouldn't come close to getting a return phone call in the USA. Tow bills run into the hundreds here for only a few miles.

[whiskylee]

Originally Posted by Peter_C

The power of a forum at work



In reading one of the posts above saying cost could be around £50, that wouldn't come close to getting a return phone call in the USA. Tow bills run into the hundreds here for only a few miles.

£50 is to hire a flat bed trailer to piggy back your boat onto to move location

https://www.cheshiretrailers.co.uk/car-trailer-hire/

[Peter_C]

Originally Posted by whiskylee

£50 is to hire a flat bed trailer to piggy back your boat onto to move location

https://www.cheshiretrailers.co.uk/car-trailer-hire/

Language confusion on my part hire=rent

We rent trailers, and hire=pay other people to move them.

In the USA they also require a 3/4 ton or larger truck to rent car trailers or the like.