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Sailboat
deliveries US east coast/ Caribbean via
the I.C.W. or offshore, or to anywhere else in the world.
No charge for estimate
Fractional deposit required for longer (3 days
and above) deliveries
Reduced charge for weather delays.
Rates reduced %20.
You cover
transportation of captain and crew to and from the boat.
We are happy to sail with
you or your crew or bring our own, need be.
(Crew runs $100 per day; we may be able to find
unpaid crew, but can't guarantee this)
(The background chart used on the
site is of the east end of Long Island)
What we ask
of you:
Offshore delivery
boats must come equipped with properly rated life raft and EPIRB. While we
can carry our
own EPIRB the boat should have one registered to it as well
We will need a
copy of the boats insurance paperwork, and will ask that the captain and any
crew we require be added to the coverage if it does not now cover hired
crew. (often it does) We will need to see proof of ownership and will need
to see a copy of the
boat's federal or state documentation. We are not in any way responsible for
damage to the boat.
Tools and spare parts
(filters, engine belts, impellers and coolant) should be on board; you
have those anyway, don’t you ?
Be sure to have the
engine in good order and clean fuel in the tanks.
Having been on more than a few boats with good engines that developed
problems, I’ve made a study of this; the most common cause by far is
contaminated fuel. I hope you’re familiar with the issue; bacterial growth
in the tank or sediment from any number of sources jamming the fuel
injectors. Often a bit of stirring in a high sea adds to the problem; boats
that ran well in calm seas break down when we most need the engine. Nigel
Calder is my favorite writer on this , but a number of good books exist.
Please have a few spare filters and the manual for the engine
in case we have to bleed it. Delays caused by poor engine maintenance will
be billed at the normal daily rate ! If you are wondering why we worry about
the engine in a sailboat, of course it's so we don't have to bill you for
the week we spent waiting for the wind to shift. As much as we love
sailing, most days doing deliveries are spent, sadly, motoring. If however
you wish your boat moved via the wind, we are more than happy to comply.
We ask that you have checked the following:( All of this should be OK on any
boat. We will not hold you responsible or refuse to take the boat if
there are issues here, rather we would like to know the state of the craft)
Charts that cover the trip (we will bring our own , need be)( you get extra points for having paper
charts and a sextant for us to play with)
First Aid kit (again, we can bring
our own)
Electrical system and nav lights in
good order ? Is the alternator charging ? Are the batteries charged (topped
off with water in the case of open cell type ) ?
VHF and/ or SSB checked and working
Cleaning material (soap, brushes,
paper towels and oil adsorbent rags ) should be on board.
Food on board (yes, you have to
cover feeding the crew. No worries, nothing fancy - no duck liver moose
(please not ! ) or caviar)
Plumbing; does the head work ? Have
you done a pump-out recently ? (the stories we could tell of this
....)
Water; are the tanks clean ? Can we
( and you !) drink out of the main water tank or do we need bottled
water ?
Are the sails in good shape ; can we sail the boat need
be ?
Life
jackets; enough for the crew ? How about an emergency tiller,
hatch boards ? Have you looked at the stanchions, lifelines ? Is there
a horseshoe or other throwable device ?
Ground tackle ; is the
windless operable; are
anchor & chain sufficient for at least 20 feet of water with a 7 to 1 ratio
? Is there a boat hook ?
Do the bilge pumps work ?
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At your request we would be happy
to provide you with a written report of the boat, her sailing qualities and
any recommendations we have.
We would be pleased to stay in
contact with you and provide daily reports of our position via sat phone at
an additional cost, depending on phone rental rates and coverage
areas.
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