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Re: Freight damage
By:Don Beale
Date: 8/18/1999, 2:06 am
In Response To: Re: Selling boats. (Paul Woolson)

Be sure to insure it, for replacement value not necessarily sell price. You can't crate it enough to prevent damage. This is one of my pet peeves, as a manufacturers rep. I see damage on about 90% of the jobs I sell. All you can do is crate it enough so that stuff can be stacked on top of it, and try to use a carrier that wont interline it. The shipment stays with the same company from pickup to destination. BE SURE that the recieving party notes any visible damage on the freight bill. They have a right to refuse it for damage, no matter what the trucker says.

> Anyway, I have a nibble on my boat and will keep you all posted as to the
> progress. One more question. How does one ship a full boat? I assume build
> a crate and freight it. Again thanks for comments. Paul

Messages In This Thread

Selling boats.
Paul Woolson -- 8/14/1999, 1:33 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Paul Woolson -- 8/17/1999, 1:00 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Nolan -- 8/18/1999, 7:06 am
Re: Selling Boats
Rick S. -- 8/20/1999, 1:34 pm
Re: Freight damage
Don Beale -- 8/18/1999, 2:06 am
Re: Selling boats.
Jamin -- 8/17/1999, 10:07 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Chris Bush -- 8/18/1999, 11:38 am
Re: Selling boats.
lee -- 8/17/1999, 12:10 pm
You can recover costs, and more...
Neil Hartford -- 8/18/1999, 9:08 am
Re: Selling boats.
Jay Babina -- 8/16/1999, 9:49 am
Re: Selling boats.
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/15/1999, 1:32 pm
Re: Selling boats.
builder -- 8/15/1999, 6:48 am
Re: Selling boats.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/14/1999, 8:31 pm
Re: Selling boats.
Paul Woolson -- 8/15/1999, 12:50 pm