boat transport, with rear fabric enclosure

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26ft, hard top, rear fabric enclosure.

to be moved from holland to essex, tunnel or ferry, not deciced yet.

having the fabric and transparent windows flap for x miles is unlikely to be a good idea ?
taking it all off and covering the inside soft furnishings for the trip is possible, but tricky.
have it shrink wrapped ?!

any have experience of this ?
 
I would take off everything you possibly can and store it in the cabins. Any soft furnishings under the hard top area too if they are not screwed down. Boat covers are fine at 25 - 30 miles an hour, at 70 miles an hour the forces are much more powerful. Cover the navigation lights with duck tape too as they can be broken by tree branches etc
Some people think wrappings are great I have always been advised not to as it often tears and the flapping strips do more harm than good. See what the shipping company think.
 
Pay particular attention to the insurance .
When I had a Sunseeker road transported from Poole to SoF way back in 2005 ,from memory I think all risk was £1600 which was on top of the actual truck .Being ex Factory they shrink wrapped it ,after taking everything off the radar arch and packing all the loose items inc covers cushions etc - in the saloon .
Took about 3-4 hours for engineers to unpack and re-commission it , while it sat in the slings .They checked all the fluids and engine bats too before starting up .
It arrived after a 3 day trip on time and undamaged .

Worth getting a reputable Co to transport it ---properly !!!
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-38866986
 
Hi
Defo all canopy's off.
I've seen damage to the rear sections, caused by towing. Air seems to seep in and have a parachute effect on the rear and side sections.
Currently I own a boat capable of late 60's mph. If the spray hood is up (never chanced having the rear sections up anything close to this) over 50/60mph, the bulge and pressure evident on the hood and fittings is unreal. This is with a constant force on it. If you are towing, it's likely to be very turbulent and perhaps be even more succeptable to damage.
I can't help but imagine that the hard top boat you have mentioned may have a self draining rear end on her ? If so and as you mention, just remove any soft furnishing and items likely to take off....should be grand.
As previously mentioned....most boats will probably do around 20,30 and perhaps even 40mph. Canopies seem to be fine at this...get on towards 60 and the forces on the hoods are unreal. Literally, they act like parachutes.
All the best.
 
Portofino said:
Pay particular attention to the insurance .
When I had a Sunseeker road transported from Poole to SoF way back in 2005 ,from memory I think all risk was £1600 which was on top of the actual truck .Being ex Factory they shrink wrapped it ,after taking everything off the radar arch and packing all the loose items inc covers cushions etc - in the saloon .
Took about 3-4 hours for engineers to unpack and re-commission it , while it sat in the slings .They checked all the fluids and engine bats too before starting up .
It arrived after a 3 day trip on time and undamaged .

Worth getting a reputable Co to transport it ---properly !!!
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-38866986
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tnx, hehe, funny thats the same road is likely to travel on :)

interesting the transport company shrink wrapped it, i have been looking / thinking about that too.
boat is near zwolle - holland, at the mo.
 
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