transport Dartmouth - North

beamishken · 10 January 2014, 21:12

Hi I just bought a ribeye 280tl tender rib from chris hoyle marine in dartmouth & need to get it back to either Durham dh6 1bq or north Ayrshire ka23 9pg anybody got any cost effective suggestions apart from jumping in the car & going & getting it?
Cheers
Ken

Boats&Outboards · 10 January 2014, 21:25

Shiply a good start. Failing that Rib.net members might help out if they can.

www.BoatsandOutboards4Sale.co.uk

Low Flyer · 10 January 2014, 21:51

Im just in process of shipping one from Scotland down to south coast,found the guy on Uship website and he seems very good.I can pass on his details if you like.

lakelandterrier · 10 January 2014, 23:34

I might have thought about that before buying it

I'm sure though it will be in good nick from Chris Hoyle.

Low Flyer · 10 January 2014, 23:50

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Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

I might have thought about that before buying it

I'm sure though it will be in good nick from Chris Hoyle.

Was taken into account,not sure where Chris Hoyle fits in ?

Low Flyer · 10 January 2014, 23:54

Just read op and understand. Facepalm!

beamishken · 11 January 2014, 00:26

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Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

I might have thought about that before buying it

I'm sure though it will be in good nick from Chris Hoyle.

Yeh I did think about it but at less than half the price of a new one the boat was only used for 1 month before the owner took ill & the boat had to be sold .
It was a deal too good to miss & tbh if I bought a new one from ribeye id have the same problem as they are in the same neck of the woods
Just need to find someone needing to go the opposite way
The annoying thing is the boat only weighs 42 kg

lakelandterrier · 11 January 2014, 13:48

That does sound like a good deal then.

The most cost effective way may be to drive down & pick it up - at least you won't be worried about the risk of damage in transit.

Why not make a weekend of it spend a pleasant evening in Dartmouth - lots od
f worse places to be on a winter's night.

treerat · 11 January 2014, 14:12

Is it in a box, complete and needing to go on a roof rack or on a trailer?

I'm heading to Carlisle next week but won't be in a position to tow anything this time around

but could throw anything in the back if it could get to Exeter Tuesday evening or to me Monday / Tuesday day time.

Boats&Outboards · 11 January 2014, 15:38

Give is more details, is it trailer, solid hull, inflatable, size etc.

I'm heading to Manchester on the 22nd so potentially could offer help too, subject to more details

www.BoatsandOutboards4Sale.co.uk

beamishken · 11 January 2014, 15:53

http://www.ribeye.co.uk/our-boats/t-series/tl-280

full details on ribeye website

beamishken · 11 January 2014, 16:06

Hi Guys sorry for the lack of info

the boat is currently unboxed sat on one of chris hoyles showroom cradles however I could ask him to help with maybe protecting the boat with cardboard & or bubble wrap

this is only a very small boat being only 9feet long & easily lifted by 2 people at only 42kgs

treerat your offer would have been ideal however I'm sat on a DSV in the middle of the north sea for another 2 & half weeks so I couldnt meet you to collect & pay you etc

so i.m probably a little ahead of myself asking but if someone is heading up north in a couple of weeks then maybe we could share the costs

alternatively I may be heading down to dartmouth with an empty towbar

I used to be in the motortrade & still hold a motortrade insurance so should be able to arrange git insurance if someone wanted something taking south

alternatively a weekend away might be a good idea

thanks for the advice & offers so far

ken

CJL · 11 January 2014, 18:08

Try Mike at South West Boat Transport.

Boat Transport South West - Boat Transportation across UK & Europe

01752 687700
info@boat-transportation.co.uk

He's always done a good job for us previously

Chris

treerat · 11 January 2014, 18:27

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Originally Posted by beamishken

treerat your offer would have been ideal however I'm sat on a DSV in the middle of the north sea for another 2 & half weeks so I couldnt meet you to collect & pay you etc

Pay!! No payment needed as it's a Ribnet thing, not a commercial thing - beer tokens would of course be accepted, along with bottles, burgers and sausages

Quote:

Originally Posted by beamishken

so i.m probably a little ahead of myself asking but if someone is heading up north in a couple of weeks then maybe we could share the costs

Re post when you're back, I seem to be Worcester or Carlisle quite regularly at present.

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Originally Posted by beamishken

alternatively I may be heading down to Dartmouth with an empty towbar
ken

Can't beat a weekend down this end

beamishken · 11 January 2014, 19:58

cheers treerat i'll wait till i get a date for heading home & see who's going where then

CJL the boats only the size of a big surfboard so a boat transport co might have a laugh at it however it would fit in the cockpit of a decent size boat so maybe worth talking to some transport companys as lots of boats delivered up to largs & kip etc

cheers again