Shipping the boat........

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pliu
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Shipping the boat........

Post by pliu » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:01 pm

Hello everbody,

I am trying to help my friend, she is moving to Amsterdan.
She lives in a boat here in Finland, and she needs to ship her boat to Amsterdan.
Does anyone knows some company that ship boats?


Thanks in advanced,

Pliu.


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alloydog
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Post by alloydog » Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:24 pm

I could either go on the back of a truck (if it's around 10-15m long & no more than say 4 m wide, or she could contact any of the cargo lines.
I do not think there are any that specialise in shipping boats as such, but most haulage/cargo companies could advise, try Transpoint for example.
I take it the boat is a river/House boat & not really sea worthy ? If it is sea worthy, & doesn't need a big crew, say just helmsman & navigator, that is, just two people who know what they're doing, then it might be cheaper to sail it across.
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Tapani
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Post by Tapani » Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:53 pm

She might also want to make sure she has all the permits to bring it into Amsterdam... Dutch burocrats do not like speaking anything else but Dutch and the amount of red tape used in A'dam can be impresive.
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Post by jwesthues » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:29 pm

Tapani wrote:the amount of red tape used in A'dam can be impresive.
Even by Finnish standards? :wink:
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Post by luddite » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:32 pm

alloydog wrote:it might be cheaper to sail it across.
Why not make it an . event? We can make like vikings. Everyone bring a paddle and a bottle of Koskenkorva ;-) I'll be the guy that sits at the front shouting heave :!:
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Post by alloydog » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:57 pm

luddite wrote:
alloydog wrote:it might be cheaper to sail it across.
Why not make it an . event? We can make like vikings. Everyone bring a paddle and a bottle of Koskenkorva ;-) I'll be the guy that sits at the front shouting heave :!:
Woooy YAAY :!: Image
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Post by Tapani » Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:54 pm

jwesthues wrote:
Tapani wrote:the amount of red tape used in A'dam can be impresive.
Even by Finnish standards? :wink:
hey check it out yourself: http://www.amsterdam.nl/ click on "english site" and then "housing" and have a look at stuff that would make any Finnish civil servant drool :roll:
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Post by pliu » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:48 pm

Thanks a lot to all for the ideas and informations.....

Pliu.
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