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Article #271: Shipping Your Yacht Over Land

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One would think moving a Yacht would be the ground to allow maximum height of the
as simple as sailing off to a boat.
destination. Yacht shipping over land, The next step is preparation of the boat
however, is a growing industry as for transport. The yacht trucking company
trucking is often the quickest way to get will normally have a checklist of
to a destination. pre-transport items to guide the owners
Yacht transports are the common name for in the preparation of their vessel. These
a distinct branch of the trucking preparations include the removal or
industry that is concerned with the stowing of all loose items. All fuel and
transport of large boats across land. water must be removed from the vessel as
While it is usually desirable to sail the well as drain plugs left open. All
boat to its new destination, occasions battery cables should be disconnected.
arise when this is impractical, and the Any device that extends above or outside
boat must be removed from the water and the hull should be removed. This would
transported by truck and trailer. Many include antennas and radar devices.
trucking companies specialize in this Shrink wrap is a debatable subject among
form of transport and utilize some yacht truckers. If the shrink wrapping is
special equipment to get the job done done professionally and correctly, it
correctly. will protect the boat during transport. A
The first major problem in the transport poor job could cause damage if wind tears
of a yacht by truck is getting the yacht the shrink wrap and allows it to flap and
out of the water and onto the trailer. scratch the surface of the vessel. If it
The normal size limits for yachts that is necessary to transport the yacht bow
are to be trucked are 100,000 pounds of first, shrink wrapping of any glass or
weight, 18 feet of height and 20 feet of Plexiglas windshield is recommended to
width. These limits are set more by the prevent damage.
limitations of allowed weight on bridges A boat is a valuable investment that
and highways as well as overpass heights usually is the subject of much love and
than the capacity of the trucks and devotion from its owner. Yacht trucking
trailers themselves. Most dry dock companies that have the equipment and the
facilities will have the cranes and the experience in moving them are certainly
expertise to remove the yacht from the worth investigating if you need to move
water and place it on the trailer. Yacht your boat.
transport trailers tend to be very low to






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