Best way to ship a mast?

[mariner36bob]

Fun photo...


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[Island Time O25]

Would be interesting to know the cost.

[Scott Berg]

I was told once by a racing friend that the only transportation system to ship a mast was a checkbook....

[roverhi]

I would guess that mast is not for a Cal 20. Shipping masts up to 40', the length of a 40' container, isn't too expensive. Over that, both road and ship transport gets a bit ridiculous. If you have a longer mast for road shipment, piggy backing on a boat transport is the cheapest way to go. The problem is finding a boat being shipped in the vicinity of the mast or vice versa. The container length I assume is the reason that most mast extrusions are 40' long with a splice for longer lengths.

[neilpride]

Expensiveee!!!

[GILow]

Is that the replacement for the Dong Feng boat?


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[mariner36bob]

It is. As Scott Berg said, it's all about the checkbook.


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