Buying a boat from over east
Submitted by captain jimbo on Mon, 2013-06-10 12:52
Just wondering if anyone could give me an idea of how much it costs to get a boat transfered to WA from over east (aus), and the best way of going about it??
Cheers
oz74
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depends on size
Hi Jimbo,
Cost will depend on size and weight and wether it is on a trailer or not.
suggest not to go through regular boat transport companies as they are a lot more expensive on average than a regular logistics outfit.
Try loadshift.com.au for quotes as his exposes you to a number of different options and seems to encourage some competitive pricing. By ship seems to be the cheapest and only takes about 10-14 days.
And lastly, don't forget to check on insurance! A number of companies won't offer transit insurance so make sure you have it separately or that your boat insurance covers the trip. (generally if it is being transported on its trailer then boat insurance will cover it)
Hope that helps or feel free to PM me and I can let you know who I've used in the past.
Cheers
Brett
carnarvonite
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Exmouth
Jeff got a price to transport a 6.4 metre boat from Victoria to Exmouth, $3800 with two weeks notice
deepwater
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thanks dad it was from vic to
thanks dad it was from vic to perth ..$3800 and another was $3600 and the last one was $11500 yes $11500 i dont know how they got that number
jeff
straith
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Hi mate,Just read your post
Hi mate,
Just read your post re getting a boat from vic to exmouth.
Im looking at getting a boat from syd to perth.
Do you still have details of guys you used?
3800 is about half what I was quoted.
Cheers
Rob
captain jimbo
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cheers for the info mate
cheers for the info mate
Moking
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Just thinking outside the
Just thinking outside the box- "I'd be available to drive it back",-if you have a suitable tow vehicle.Of course you would have to check out insurance/fuel cost/my expenses.
Would be an interesting exercise,as per risk and cost.
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Olliej
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I've done it twice, but both
I've done it twice, but both times bought a boat and tow vehicle and drove back.
Both times I had bearings changed pretrip, had no issues and it cost less than $1000 in fuel.
petermac
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11500
they must think you have to much money because your buying a boat from the east if they want $11500 just want to burn you or dont realy want the buisness
Rob H
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I just picked up a 200
I just picked up a 200 Landcruiser in Victoria last monday and drove it back to Gero, was going to post up here if anyone wanted something towed back!
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The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Moking
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Geez -That would of been
Geez -That would of been ideal.
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Swompa
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5-6k on the back of a truck
5-6k on the back of a truck at a guess. We get containers across for 4-5k
Moylees Brother
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Cannon Ball Run
I just did it at Christmas time and drove over with a Prado and dragged back a Cruisecraft 625 Outsider from Brisbane. I ended up putting a new trailer under it as it came from the Canals so didn't have to worry about bearings and the like but the licence was a little painful to sort out. I drove over with my old man in 48 hrs and it took us 3 days to get back. We covered about 9500ks. We had the car serviced before we left and again when we got back. The expression on the service guys face was priceless. Total cost was $600 in fuel over and $900 back. The only thing was to make sure insurance is covered well and a huge lightbar on the front to light up the road. to dodge the roos,emus, wombats and goats. Change drivers every 2 hours and it was a great run. Got to like the bloke your with as it is a long time in one spot but saved me about 8 grand. Quotes I had were in the 10 to 11 grand but that was before mining slowed. Guys now are chasing work as there trucks are idle so it is a buyers market.
I did look at trying to hire a car over there but no one is interested in letting you use it as a tow vehicle to haul interstate. Most Hire car insurances wont cover it especially with a couple of ton on the back. I did find a place in perth that has a troopy for hire that might have done it but the prado is mine so didn't follow up. Let me know if you want some details
Scott
Scott
woody
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Far out Scott your Prado gets
Far out Scott your Prado gets good mileage!! My 4.2TD 100 series would be double that!!
Vinesh87
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Works out about 12-13l/100
Works out about 12-13l/100 pretty awesome!
I would expect about that maybe a bit more in the jeep. boat unloaded makes a bit of a difference too!
Rob H
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its pretty good but Woody,
its pretty good but Woody, your 100TD shouldnt be far off that?
I did the same run (Gold Coast to Gero) in mine and got 11.2/100km, car empty but 120 all the way.
Last week I did Melbourne to Gero, 4 days, 4690km (small detour to Northern Vic) for 560 litres which is around 11.9/100km in a 200TD. 120 all the way where possible-I reckon it would have been a fair bit better at 110kmh
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
woody
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Nah Rob, my 100 has a full
Nah Rob, my 100 has a full length roofrack, 2" lift and 33" muddies and is always fully loaded with drawers, engel and 3 tin lids etc...gets about 14-15l/100km sitting on 120. Rack and tyres adds about 2l/100km I reckon....
and 20l/100km towing Jayco Flamingo and 3.7M tinny on the roof...
Moylees Brother
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Yeah she goes pretty good. I
Yeah she goes pretty good. I was getting about 9l per hundred on the way over and it jumped up to about double in some spots. I have it chipped and with a 3" Manta on it and it loves the open road. With that sort of mileage and the 180L Tank we had to stop more for us than the fuel.
I also have a scanguage so our mileage was spot on. We could regulate how hard we pushed but we sat on 110 on the way over but dropped to 95 to come back. We actually had to let air out of the tyres halfway to Kal as they got a bit hard with the heat. I run MickeY T ATZ and can highly recommend them. I think the best item was the lightbar as it made it a dream to drive at night. Those things are amazing.
snipesleher
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Prado
Oh what a feeling .Can't go wrong with a Toyota
Wesley
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yep and 6 years old too. I am
yep and 6 years old too. I am thinking of trading it in but theres nothing close to it other than a jeep or a cruiser. I just wish it could tow 3500kg and I would have bought back a bigger one
black gen
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what lightbar you runnin?
what lightbar you runnin?
lastcast
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don't forget
to get the boat independently surveyed if it is secondhand. mate of
mine decided to save this $800 or so and it cost him $25k in the end -
due to a rotten transom.
Moylees Brother
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Light Bar
Hey Black Jen, The lightbar I got was a 32 inch unit with a full spread beam. The light is Double row of 30 led across. It was from a Farm place in Midvale. Probably from China like most things these days but definitely did the job. I also have a couple of HID units shooting down the road so I felt sorry for the poor buggers coming the other way but most have a lot of light when out at night. Turn them off and low beam feels like someone pulled a bag over your head
black gen
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yeh rightoi love my hid
yeh righto
i love my hid lights aswel
but ive found that i can see a kangaroo 9km down the road hahah
but its still pretty dark on the road side
so i wana grab a lightbar in just spread for the in close stuff
thanks for the info
Vinesh87
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Im running a cheapo ironman
Im running a cheapo ironman 32'' sr ( due to wanting it small enough to fit in front of the bar on my roofrack) and wow is it good for the tracks and spotting roos coming from the scrub.Teamed up with a HID spot of 2 is killer. Just waiting for my bullbar for the HIDS!.
fish4dan
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Quote
I was quoted $7,700 to ship 8.5 metre boat from WA to country NSW.
Big Ted
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I bought a boat from
I bought a boat from Melbourne, start of last year. Did all the quote stuff to have it sent over... and in the end put the car (Commodore at the time) on the train to Adelaide, drove Adelaide/Melbourne/Perth solo in 4 days, cost around $1400 all up from memory.
I had the boat surveyed before I bought it so I had the hubs and brakes sorted out before I got there.
The boat and trailer will need to be relicenced in WA, with the trailer going over the pits.
damo6230
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Boat from QLD
Purcahsed new in Ingham and quoted $3000 to get it to Darwin which is still 850km from KNX.
Decided to drive over and pick it up.
Round trip cost me $1000 for everything and it was approx 2800km one way.
Doooma
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I used uship to let others
I used uship to let others bid for my business to get a boat from nth QLD to Carnarvon WA...
prices came in from $11500, right down to $5000 if the guy could tow it on the road behind his own car..
lastcast
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mate got a boat from qld
he's a cocky, he gave one of his foreign exchange workers $5000 cash + keys to a hilux,
told the bloke to drive from the south coast WA to rockhamptom to get it. Blow me down
the bloke comes back + gave him back about $3k. turned out he'd been sleeping on the
Side of the road + eating bugger all.