I have been trying really hard to come up with a design that would meet my requirements for a cruising boat and still fit in a 40' container (in pieces). Someone brought up the fact that there are 48' containers and I even found out that there are 53' containers. I have put in quote requests from 3 or 4 companies, but when I have tried that before, I haven't got much of a response because I am not ready to place a shipping order, so they don't really care about responding.
I have found remarks on the internet about "flat pack" containers, that are just a base for you to mount a boat on and then it gets put on the top of the pile. One comment gave a figure of about $1/ft for boat shipping. Since I figure I can get the beam down to 12' or less, I don't think I would add any extra expense for it being a proa.
Anyway, my question is if anyone here has had any experience with shipping boats and/or containers; especially between the US and Australia. At $1/ft, the shipping for a 50 ft harryproa would be in the same range as the cost of the boat. I have some number of about $6K for a 40' container. Anyone know if the "non-standard" containers are dramatically different? All my info is weak, so I am looking for confirmation, or contradiction.
Thanks,
- Gardner
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