Boat transport from Adelaide to Perth (or SW area)
Submitted by The missus on Fri, 2010-11-12 07:27
Has anyone had to move their boat from Adelaide to Perth or SW area? Have had a few quotes and they are not cheap, so thought I would ask if anyone has had any experiences with bring their boat across. We are looking at moving a 6.05mt aluminium on a new tandem trailer in Dec/Jan 2011. Any advice with movers would be appreciated!
Lucky Tim
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check the back loads as a
check the back loads as a lot of trucks cart one way and just take whatever they can back to make some $$$. Plenty of trucks crossing the Nullarbor so it might pay to do some searching.
Other than that it is an easy drive so if you can afford the time off, driving to get it and towing it back will work out a lot cheaper for you. I've done it a few times and with 2 drivers we just go straight through
Faulkner Family
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this topic has been covered
this topic has been covered a few times. i think the same result has come up every time . big $. if you are driving over it might be cheaper to hire a second car and tow it yourself
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
scottnofish
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i got quoted 8 grand to
get 1 from nsw to here so definatly not cheap
Stevef
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I reckon that you must have
I reckon that you must have got touched by whoever did that for you (but I dont know how big your boat is)........... we have a quote through Allied Pickfords for a whole house of furniture, two cars and a 5.3m boat for $14k from Perth to Melbourne.
Steve
scottnofish
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that was for a 7m cat on trailer
and that was the cheapest i got some were over 10 grand
Stevef
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Bugger !!!
Bugger !!!
claire
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Our boat went from Perth to
Our boat went from Perth to Darwin via Adelaide. Went through Allied Pickfords who subbies to Openica. I wouldn't rate Openica as they 'misplaced' our boat in Darwin and didn't know where it was meant to be going.
PJAY
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i was quoted $5000 from
i was quoted $5000 from mandurah to kununurra no backloads available on the trip up....on the way back to perth a backload is around $700 from here.....food for thought.
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mightymouse
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I went over east to pick my
I went over east to pick my boat up and it was alot cheaper than getting it over by transport Just watch out for the Roos as I hit one on the first night
STEVE231
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Take a couple of days off
Take a couple of days off work and drive it over yourself, and if you get time to do some sightseeing stop at Norseman...
If your boat trailer and tow vehicle are up to speed, this will be your cheapest option.
fisho-ron
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i am in
i am in perth(welshpool/kewdale area)
i went to roxby downs in my truck as a hot shot a couple of weeks back and i am looking at going again in a couple of weeks.
i came back empty..8mtr tray 6ton limit
i dont mind going a bit further if the price is right and could put your boat on the back, if you can sort out a loading ramp at each end.
i do have a hiab which can lift 2ton but i would prefer to load with a ramp.
at a guess i would think i could do it at half the price you will find because it would be a backload for me
pm me if interested.
ron
fisho-ron
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i know it is a
i know it is a truck..(9tonner) fully loaded, but i burnt just short of $2500 in diesel there and back, so you can see why it cost so much for transport.
cheers ron
just dhu it
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Train
pack every thing down and look at puuting the rig on a train and then pick it up from Kewdale
snapper7
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I was quoted 1900.00 a boat and a 3ton truck
Hi New here I am looking for the same thing came across this site. thinking I would get some info but I rang arounmd the right places I was getting quotes around 4000. Anyway I have good new if you still need it.. Ring their welshpool office in w.a of Cleavland Freightliners (08) 9356 8566 I got a quote for 1900.00 plus gst for a 6 metre boat 7.7 over all and a 3 ton truck. as long as your boat isnt more than 2.7 metre off the ground mine was but I took the cabin bit off. and no wider that 2.4 wide and your in the money if it is wider and higher a flat top is what youll need whitch they do too. Let me know if i can help in any way. cheers 0416237885