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Solana · 30-07-2014, 09:40

PM me if you want details of import agent I used. You will have to pay 7% VAT to register plus need your Tambien Bahn as proof of residence.

My own view on Thailand, having invested (and repatriated, illegally, the legal means are too onerous) significant amounts of cash there, is never own anything in that country. It simply makes you a bigger target.

In the land of slimes, "if it flies, floats or f@@@s, RENT it don't buy it" is the best advice.

Kauai guy · 30-07-2014, 14:34

Aloha Mike,
I would be very interested in sailing to Thailand.
Been there many times , love the country.
Like some of the others who have written, I am not into
The mess around North Africa .
Let me know if you need good crew , also any other captains
Who may deliver , I am interested .
Thank you , jeff
Kauai guy

D&D · 30-07-2014, 23:36

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Originally Posted by Solana

Worth pointing out you can expect circa 800 extra engine hours plus at least 50% wear on sails (possibly new sail wardrobe) after a trip out on its own hull.

I also had to resand and reseal all floorboards, antifoul, cutlass bearing, full valet etc. Easily £7K

Welcome to CF!

FWIW our experience may be different to what's suggested above. We sailed a 6 mos old Lagoon 440 from Sardinia to Sydney, via the Panama Canal; we reckoned that was just under 14000nm. Our experience was:

We only used 1400L of fuel for the whole voyage...and our engines NOW (with ~20000nm passed under the hulls) are ~900hr each;
The sails handled the voyage very well. We did some repair and re-stitching to obvious wear points, but they were still going fine. We subsequently replaced the main out of choice, but the original headsail is still going OK;
The interior of the vessel travelled (and is still travelling) fine;
Although we did undertake some repairs during the voyage (due, we suggest, to it being really the vessel's first 'blue water' outing) there were no major repairs or equipment replacements as a result of the voyage; and
We definitely needed new anti-foul, but because we were almost constantly moving during the voyage, the hulls came out of the water smooth and clean in Sydney. So the anti-foul was basically not an issue insofar as the trip was concerned.

Good luck with your plans!

**boatman61** · 31-07-2014, 01:15

Will be finishing my delivery to the UK of a Garcia 45 mid August so available s soon after if your interested.
Follow my link below and I'll send you a quote .
Best wishes

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**boatman61** · 02-08-2014, 11:07

Hey Mike,
Sent you an e-mail.. to be honest all I can suggest is start a thread 'Anyone shipped their boat as cargo' and were they happy when it got to the other end...
Its your call.. but it'd be one hell of a 'Sea Trial'...

**atoll** · 02-08-2014, 11:22

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Originally Posted by boatman61

Hey Mike,
Sent you an e-mail.. to be honest all I can suggest is start a thread 'Anyone shipped their boat as cargo' and were they happy when it got to the other end...
Its your call.. but it'd be one hell of a 'Sea Trial'...

i think the $60-70k shipping fee put him off that,plus the hassel of having 2 delivery crews at either end to load and un ship from departure and arrival points.

haven't heard back from him since my last reduced quote,so he might have found a cowboy who will do it

**boatman61** · 02-08-2014, 11:29

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Originally Posted by atoll

i think the $60-70k shipping fee put him off that,plus the hassel of having 2 delivery crews at either end to load and un ship from departure and arrival points.

haven't heard back from him since my last reduced quote,so he might have found a cowboy who will do it

Who ya calling a Cowboy....???