Boat transport

[Frontier]

Hi all,

I am looking at a couple of boats in the West Country, Plymouth and Brixham. 32 footers, twin diesels. If I manage to buy one of them, can anyone advise me the best way to get it to Premier Marina in Chichester.

It quite a long way to go without recent parctical experience, an none in the area to be covered on the journey.

So it's either put it on a transporter (any recommendations) or find an experienced skipper. I would also want to make the trip myself and would bring a mechanic, as we would not have any experience of the engines either.

Plymouth or Brixham are too far for me to keep the boat there, to get familiar before moving her.

Unless of course you tell me its an easy trip to do. (in the right weather of course) It looks easy enough on the charts, but it's been 10 years since I got my Day skipper ticket, and I have not done any boating since. All my other experience was as a kid, my day had a trawler on the SW cost of Ireland, so I spent all my youth on boats. I guess a plastic tub is going to be a lot different to a big wooden trawler!!

 

[Admiral]

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[Deleted User YDKXO]

That sounds like a perfect shakedown cruise. You should do the trip yourself with a mechanically minded friend if you're not confident of the boat and with a competent navigator if your navigation skills are rusty. As you say its not difficult in the right weather conditions and a 32 footer should be more than adequate for the trip. What are you looking at btw?

 

[blueglass]

agree with others i.e you should be fine for that trip - take your time and do it in a few hops with a guiding hand aboard.

 

[MNewby]

Incase you do not sail back I have used and recommend Beverley Transport based in Hull,but move boats throughout UK.
Cheapest way is to wait a little while to see if they can do a back-load.
They only move boats,do not use a cheap outfit your boats worth much more and transporting wrong can do a lot of damage'
Good luck.