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16 November 2005, 17:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: liverpool
Boat name: summer
Make: tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: 115 yam outboard 2st
Join Date: Mar 2005
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has any one bought an outboard from the states and brought it back [second hand ]around the 150hp mark. how much for shiping and any thing else . i might be going there on holls soon and will look at the possabileties ,seem to be cheeper there, seen a few around the £3000 mark  any help welcome
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16 November 2005, 18:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Dec 2002
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You can fly one in for around£350.00, depending on which part of the States you buy it in. Additional costs are insurance at a few pounds, 2.7% duty and vat on the total. Don't forget that the motor needs to be drained of fluids, and put into a suitable shipping crate!
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16 November 2005, 18:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: Lymington Hampshire
Boat name: Hot Lemon
Make: Scorpion
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yanmar diesel
MMSI: 235
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 780
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http://www.boatmotors.com/rebuilt_outboard_motors/#150
I have spoken to these guys and they gave me some names of people they had shipped to in the UK .I did not pursue it as another boat and engine came along .
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16 November 2005, 20:08
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
You can fly one in for around£350.00, depending on which part of the States you buy it in. Additional costs are insurance at a few pounds, 2.7% duty and vat on the total. Don't forget that the motor needs to be drained of fluids, and put into a suitable shipping crate!
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I wish!!!
Cheapest I found was Seaport Freight
http://www.seaportfreight.co.uk/
Great to deal with and great service. Some couriers were quoting £2,000!!!
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16 November 2005, 20:56
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Country: USA
Town: Fairbanks
Boat name: Medved
Make: Solar
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50 Tohatsu
MMSI: 007
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 124
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food for thought
In case this is any news to anyone.... I found that buying a Honda in Canada and bringing it to the States was a horrible idea. Honda Canada and Honda USA do not talk to each other; parts have different numbers, slightly different engines, and the warranty would be voided instantly. No idea how this applies to other makes/countries. j
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17 November 2005, 08:17
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Town: Hamble
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Well that's the amount I've paid for the last couple of OPTI's I've brought in from Florida, on a 4 day service!
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17 November 2005, 08:24
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Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 115hp
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,015
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Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
Well that's the amount I've paid for the last couple of OPTI's I've brought in from Florida, on a 4 day service!
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Which price, two grand or £350?
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17 November 2005, 10:49
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Length: 9m +
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Originally Posted by Richard B
Which price, two grand or £350?
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£350 for a single motor of course!  Flown from Florida to Heathrow, then by truck to my local depot, 5 days in total
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17 November 2005, 12:54
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
£350 for a single motor of course! Flown from Florida to Heathrow, then by truck to my local depot, 5 days in total |
Who with?
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17 November 2005, 14:51
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: liverpool
Boat name: summer
Make: tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: 115 yam outboard 2st
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 268
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were did u get your optis and how much u can pm if u like and new or second hand and who shiped and cheers ste dj
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17 November 2005, 16:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Length: 9m +
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What am I, yellow pages or something? Years of practise and self denial have given me the info that enables me to make a modest profit from the oh so generous boat buying public, and you want me to hand over the details so I can be cut out of the deal! What you gonna offer me in exchange?
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17 November 2005, 16:43
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Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
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Nothing.....
Try Seaport Freight - reckon they can get pretty close to that price!!!
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17 November 2005, 17:00
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Country: UK - England
Town: liverpool
Boat name: summer
Make: tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: 115 yam outboard 2st
Join Date: Mar 2005
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MY WIFE 
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17 November 2005, 17:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
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Originally Posted by codprawn
Nothing.....
Try Seaport Freight - reckon they can get pretty close to that price!!!
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If they use ocean instead of air, they ought to be able to beat it! Although you tend to get a high price until you have a bit of a track record!
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17 November 2005, 17:04
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Town: Hamble
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Any photo's?
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17 November 2005, 21:54
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: liverpool
Boat name: summer
Make: tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: 115 yam outboard 2st
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 268
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Would But Shes An Ugly Bitch + I Dont Know How To Resize The Pics
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17 November 2005, 22:57
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Dublin
Boat name: Platypus
Make: Parker 630
Length: 6m +
Engine: 1.7 Mercruiser DTI
Join Date: Aug 2004
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try peters and may s'hmpton
They shipped for me - Florida to Anglesey 65kgs very reasonable
Ian
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18 November 2005, 08:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cowes
Length: 8m +
Engine: 225 Opti
Join Date: Jul 2005
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They shipped for me - Florida to Anglesey 65kgs very reasonable
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