Greyhound37 76 #1 Posted June 5, 2019 advantages: no shrink wrap needed cheap disadvantages: takes the hard half a day,3 men and equipment to unload some assembly required lost a few bits and pieces Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jud - s/v Sputnik 856 #2 Posted June 5, 2019 What kind of boat? (BTW, looks like damage could easily occur in loading/shipping/unloading, if not very careful.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 2,087 #3 Posted June 5, 2019 I thought it was and MX-20 but I think this boat is a little beamier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kristian Seascape 6 #4 Posted June 5, 2019 This is ex-Seascape 24, now First24 shipping overseas. Cradle is designed with side pads which you jam against container walls, so it can't touch the sides even when showing it in or pushing it out (or at least it is bit easier;) ... Shipyard crew takes around 2-2.5h from GO until the container doors are closed, so I guess some instruction to unloading crew might come handy. Yes, stanchions and pushpit needs to be assembled latter. They are pre-installed but then taken off int he yard in order to fit in. We ship 24s and 27s this way since the start... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 620 #5 Posted June 5, 2019 My neck hurts because you couldn't figure out how to rotate your photo! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ROADKILL666 323 #6 Posted June 5, 2019 Sign me up i like it.Photos do suck though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RATM 54 #7 Posted June 5, 2019 Shipping companies love standard sized items and nothing is more standard than the 40' container. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_container What kind of quotes did you get for shipping that boat on a trailer and in a vertical position Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 1 #8 Posted June 5, 2019 Crusader (elliott 35 canter) used to ship in a 40 foot container. Can't find photos but it's described here: https://livesaildie.com/crusader-is-for-sale/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parma 193 #9 Posted June 5, 2019 what's that guy drinking, siracha? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overdraft 39 #10 Posted June 5, 2019 pfft! old news... My Fareast 23R arrived that way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airwick 182 #11 Posted June 5, 2019 Lots of boats shipped this way! You can fit some fairly large ones this way if planned at the design stage, like this F33: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greyhound37 76 #12 Posted June 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Somebody Else said: My neck hurts because you couldn't figure out how to rotate your photo! Turn your computer/phone 90 degrees :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casc27 117 #13 Posted June 5, 2019 I just tried that but that did not help the orientation of the image on my monitor. What am I missing? (Bourbon...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hhn92 43 #14 Posted June 6, 2019 RC44's have been shipping like this for years, not sure if a container or flat-rack but the stern comes off and the mast is 2-piece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gissie 935 #15 Posted June 6, 2019 Had some cradles made with the four corners of a container on the bottom. Certified and then they could be locked into the container below and shipped below decks. Then flat packed and sent back for the next one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frumious Bandersnatch 14 #16 Posted June 6, 2019 They been shipping boats this way since the early ‘70s, when I unloaded a container arrived in NY from UK full of Rondar Fireballs, Didn't our own Bob Perry design a yacht specifically to be shipped in a 45' container a few decades ago? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Mills 11 #17 Posted June 6, 2019 If youre going to ship in a box, may as well make the most of it... Cape 31. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeoV 2,232 #18 Posted June 6, 2019 High Cube or standard ? Well done, I only miss a tow hitch and some wheels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mambo Kings 588 #19 Posted June 6, 2019 We ship Vipers to regattas the same way. Our trailers have a tilt attachment that bolts on very quickly. (The boats arrive that way so we keep them). Lift boat on hoist , attach tilt cradle, lower boat back on trailer. Lift second boat on hoist with sling around bowsprit and 3 strong guys at the stern. Flip second boat upside down and lower onto pads on bottom boat on trailer. Lash at attachment points. Wheel trailer with 2 boats into container. Rinse and repeat with another pair of boats. 2.5 hours later shut container door.....head to bar and see your boat 1 month later in Perth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe in Atl 2 #20 Posted June 6, 2019 The rigging/shop area at the 1996 Olympics in Savannah, GA (Atlanta games) was a parking lot of 20 foot containers, parked trucks, trailers, crates etc. I noticed a smaller plywood box on the ground with Lufthansa cargo labels and a stencil: Lithuania Womens Sailing. They had shipped a 470 by air! Granted, it's light, but still that is an expensive item to ship by plane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Q 443 #21 Posted June 6, 2019 A bit smaller, but I used to transport a Lark dinghy in the back of an old ambulance, then we'd sleep in the ambulance during the event. Much later I built a 18ft keelboat, which came back from Saudi, on its trailer, with all my other stuff in a 40ft container. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 620 #22 Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Joe in Atl said: The rigging/shop area at the 1996 Olympics in Savannah, GA (Atlanta games) was a parking lot of 20 foot containers, parked trucks, trailers, crates etc. I noticed a smaller plywood box on the ground with Lufthansa cargo labels and a stencil: Lithuania Womens Sailing. They had shipped a 470 by air! Granted, it's light, but still that is an expensive item to ship by plane. Oh please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
braunle 1 #23 Posted June 6, 2019 Seascape 24. the four screws at the stern are the outboard motor mount. Event the Seascape 27 fits into a container. Pretty cool for such a great nutshell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonkeyBoy 3 #24 Posted June 7, 2019 Didn't they ship a couple of Maxis back in the 90s as well? Can't remember which ones though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
