Shipping a boat to Florida

dmjr · 07-21-2008, 07:31 PM

Who should I contact about shipping a boat to Florida at the end of the summer? I have a customer who has asked about that.

Thank You

codeman671 · 07-21-2008, 09:40 PM

Try www.uship.com. I have moved a few this way. You can get bids from multiple carriers, both private haulers and transport companies. You can even put out desired target pricing for the job and let them outbid each other.

fatlazyless · 07-22-2008, 07:54 AM

Check the trucker boards. Tell them what you need, and different truckers will bid your job. Company trucks, owner-operator trucks.... lookin for haul'n jobs to fill their empty truck on the way back from the north east.

Dave R · 07-22-2008, 07:58 AM

I highly recommend shipping the boat and trailer on a flat bed, if the boat is on a trailer, rather than have someone haul the trailer on it's wheels. I bought my boat in Indianapolis and towed it home. I had two trailer tire blowouts on the trip home. Glad I had a spare and I'm gald I replaced the spare after the first blowout. After the second blowout, I went to the nearest tire store and bought 4 new Marathons.

WeirsBeachBoater · 07-22-2008, 07:59 AM

Miles Marine in Gilford.

TiltonBB · 07-22-2008, 08:46 AM

I second the vote for Miles Marine in Gilford.

I hired them to haul a large boat to Lake Winnipesaukee many years ago and they could not have been any better. When I showed up at the marina on Winnipesaukee to pay them and pick up the boat, Craig Miles was cleaning the bridge and Paula Miles was vacuming the cabin. Service way beyond what one would expect.

tis · 07-22-2008, 12:40 PM

I third the vote for Miles Marine if they go to Florida. We used them for many years both spring and fall before we stored the boat at the marina and they were always great!

07-21-2008, 07:31 PM	#1
dmjr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 274 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	Shipping a boat to Florida Who should I contact about shipping a boat to Florida at the end of the summer? I have a customer who has asked about that. Thank You __________________ DMJR Moultonborough, NH

07-22-2008, 07:54 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,772 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,019 Times in 741 Posts	Check the trucker boards. Tell them what you need, and different truckers will bid your job. Company trucks, owner-operator trucks.... lookin for haul'n jobs to fill their empty truck on the way back from the north east. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

07-22-2008, 08:46 AM	#6
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,020 Thanks: 703 Thanked 2,203 Times in 937 Posts	Boat Hauling I second the vote for Miles Marine in Gilford. I hired them to haul a large boat to Lake Winnipesaukee many years ago and they could not have been any better. When I showed up at the marina on Winnipesaukee to pay them and pick up the boat, Craig Miles was cleaning the bridge and Paula Miles was vacuming the cabin. Service way beyond what one would expect.

07-21-2008, 09:40 PM	#2
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,505 Thanks: 221 Thanked 816 Times in 489 Posts	Try www.uship.com. I have moved a few this way. You can get bids from multiple carriers, both private haulers and transport companies. You can even put out desired target pricing for the job and let them outbid each other.

07-22-2008, 07:58 AM	#4
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	I highly recommend shipping the boat and trailer on a flat bed, if the boat is on a trailer, rather than have someone haul the trailer on it's wheels. I bought my boat in Indianapolis and towed it home. I had two trailer tire blowouts on the trip home. Glad I had a spare and I'm gald I replaced the spare after the first blowout. After the second blowout, I went to the nearest tire store and bought 4 new Marathons.

07-22-2008, 07:59 AM	#5
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	Miles Marine in Gilford.

07-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#7
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,755 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,461 Times in 1,018 Posts	I third the vote for Miles Marine if they go to Florida. We used them for many years both spring and fall before we stored the boat at the marina and they were always great!