I would like to ship a sailboat from the States to Thailand in a 40' or 45'container. I have several questions which I need answered as to how to do it. I understand that Alerion put their 28' sideways in a container. Can this be done with other sailboats, ie are they strong enough? How about removing the keel so as to be able to get as large a boat as possible in a container on its side? Any other suggestions you have would be appreciated no end.
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I remember an article in Sail
Not answering your question at all but there's a boat that's made specifically for this purpose. It maximizes the amount of boat that can fit in a 40' shipping container. Really cool idea. http://www.containeryachts.com/
Not answering your question at all but there's a boat that's made specifically for this purpose. It maximizes the amount of boat that can fit in a 40' shipping container. Really cool idea. http://www.containeryachts.com/
You need to call...
You need to contact the shipper. They are the ones that are going to bill you. All the second guessing on here wont tell you a thing. Dont forget the mast. Thats a separate shipment if it dont fit in the container. Also note that shippers vary GREATLY in price. Do you want someone on here to give you their best guess? Then make arrangements and find out that you are in a bind. IMHO Tony B
You need to contact the shipper. They are the ones that are going to bill you. All the second guessing on here wont tell you a thing. Dont forget the mast. Thats a separate shipment if it dont fit in the container. Also note that shippers vary GREATLY in price. Do you want someone on here to give you their best guess? Then make arrangements and find out that you are in a bind. IMHO Tony B
Delivery
Aren't there shippers that will lift the whole boat, crew and all, on deck and tansport them across oceans? Seems to me I read something about one of them somewhere. Maybe in Lats & Atts but I'm not sure. I'd imagine that wouldn't be much more than the cost of removing and replacing the keel and everything else that would be necessary to fit it into a 9'x10'x45' box. How long is the mast? I'm guessing it's longer than 45'. Besides that, it gives you an ocean crossing at sea with the boat essentially "on the hard" to allow you to do maintenance prior to arrival in Thailand. Seems like a more practical solution. An even more practical solution would be to hire a licensed captain to deliver it for you assuming it's seaworthy enough for an ocean crossing. Again, probably cheaper in total cost that the container idea.
Aren't there shippers that will lift the whole boat, crew and all, on deck and tansport them across oceans? Seems to me I read something about one of them somewhere. Maybe in Lats & Atts but I'm not sure. I'd imagine that wouldn't be much more than the cost of removing and replacing the keel and everything else that would be necessary to fit it into a 9'x10'x45' box. How long is the mast? I'm guessing it's longer than 45'. Besides that, it gives you an ocean crossing at sea with the boat essentially "on the hard" to allow you to do maintenance prior to arrival in Thailand. Seems like a more practical solution. An even more practical solution would be to hire a licensed captain to deliver it for you assuming it's seaworthy enough for an ocean crossing. Again, probably cheaper in total cost that the container idea.
I wouldn't ship a boat on its side
whether it was in a container or not. No boat is designed that way tho some might survive resting on its side for a short amount of time. It should be shipped in a cradle if it's going to go on a ships deck. That's the way the boats from Taiwan get here, and a lot of them are shipped here.
whether it was in a container or not. No boat is designed that way tho some might survive resting on its side for a short amount of time. It should be shipped in a cradle if it's going to go on a ships deck. That's the way the boats from Taiwan get here, and a lot of them are shipped here.
Bob Perry Designed Far Harbor
See reply #2 from 48dodge and look at his link. The Far Harbor, which is a Perry design, was designed just for this purpose. The beam is a real problem with standard containers used for trucking because it has to be highway legal without pilot cars and that's why the Far Harbor has such a narrow beam.
See reply #2 from 48dodge and look at his link. The Far Harbor, which is a Perry design, was designed just for this purpose. The beam is a real problem with standard containers used for trucking because it has to be highway legal without pilot cars and that's why the Far Harbor has such a narrow beam.
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