Mast & cradle

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I've just had a quote to ship Stingo back to South Africa, BUT the shippers insist that the mast must be taken down and be less than the boat length of Stingo. Is there any reason why I shouldn't drill out the rivets between the sections and re-rivet the mast back together when it arrives here?

Secondly, does anyone have any idea where I could buy a cheap 2nd hand cradle (Stingo will be shipped from Freeport in the Bahamas).

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In an ideal world..Boat and cradle will be in the shipping port together at the same time..Guessing you are not yet in Freeport..
Would it be cheaper to buy a boatyard cradle when you get to Freeport?something like that the boat is sitting on right now-if it's hurricane proof and has a framed base then its probably ok for deck cargo,no?
Or buy where you are and pay the shipping to Bahamas but you have to paperwork it through without being imported,just like the boat.Bahams makes its taxes from import duties so even raw box section steel and a welder would be not cheap there...
 
Having moved my old yacht and mast from durban to JHB and my new yacht from cape town to JHB I have done something simular.
In spliting my mast I did what you proposed and the only problems I had was getting the two parts seperated due to the crud and corrosion in the joint. I also had a seperate tube up the mast for the electrics which I had to take out of one section and cut when the mast was split.

As far as cradle I made a cradle that bolted together and I took it to cape town and balted it together and towed back to JHB could you do some thing simular but ship to freeport and assemble there (labour must be cheaper in RSA)

Have you investigated using one of the skippers who deliver
the yachts built in durban or capetown to sail Stingo back as a return trip.

I an in the busness of computers doing customs docs for imports in RSA so if you need help there pls PM me
 
What is the length of your boat---and mast--
The magic words are "Flat Rack" a 40 ft container without sides or top-----IF as in our case--the mast is not grater than 40 ft---it can sit on top of the boat and well withing the footprint of the rack---you save THOUSANDS on shipping.
Unfortunately you are in Freeport and the cradle we have for sale will be in LeHavre or again, you could save a ton of money.

By far, the most expensive part of all of this is the price of constructing the cradle and buying all the tie down stuff to keep the boat and rack in place.

Wishe we weer closer.
Cheers
Ed
 
Oh, I forgot-----
Get second and third quotes! The quotes we received varied by TENS of thousands of dollars. Like quote 1---5700.00 Euros Quote 2---$36,000.00 USD---for a shorter route. None of these prices included tie downs, cradles or agents fees. It pays to get second and third quotes.

It just might pay you to sail the boat from Freeport to Savannah GA and ship vis CGM-CMA FLAT RACK.
Good Luck.
Ed
 
Would it not be cheaper to have it taken through to Panama City, then employ a crew of dissolute forumeers ( me, me! ) to take it on to Durbs or Kaapstad from there? You could always fly out for the good bits.... :cool:

Edit: Or even 'uphill' back around Brazil and down around the South Atlantic High for some good cold beers at the RCYC.... ( I've got nothing on for 3 months or so.... ) :D
 
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oldbilbo said:
Would it not be cheaper to have it taken through to Panama City, then employ a crew of dissolute forumeers ( me, me! ) to take it on to Durbs or Kaapstad from there? You could always fly out for the good bits.... :cool:

Edit: Or even 'uphill' back around Brazil and down around the South Atlantic High for some good cold beers at the RCYC.... ( I've got nothing on for 3 months or so.... ) :D
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You maybe need the help of Dr Who as this thread is 7 years old! Think Stingo has sorted his problem by now.
 
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