Boat relocation

Hey guys,
I am a very inexperienced sailor and have a duncanson 26 I want to get from Nelson Bay to Sydney harbour and I'm not that keen on bringing it down by myself, my question is does anyone know of a reasonably priced service available to bring it down to Sydney. Thanks in advance

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dmf2095 said..
Hey guys,
I am a very inexperienced sailor and have a duncanson 26 I want to get from Nelson Bay to Sydney harbour and I'm not that keen on bringing it down by myself, my question is does anyone know of a reasonably priced service available to bring it down to Sydney. Thanks in advance

With a friend of mine we sailed a MASRM 30f. from Lake Macquarie to Woolwich and it took us 12 hours. We were flying 8 knots and occasionally 9. It was a long way home. I just don't think that it will be worth to pay someone to relocate your boat because it will take long time to do it and it will be costly for sure. Imagine if your speed is 4.5 knots it will take you 25 hours to get to Sydney harbour. How much will that cost? I am not an experienced sailor and I wish I can help you but you can ask on the forum for help. On this forum I have come across so many cool people maybe some of them will be willing to help you to relocate your boat. It is worth to try. Otherwise, it will be a very costly exercise!
Good luch

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Madmouse said..
If it's a lift keel Duncanson try Keels on Wheels. They do relocations of this type of boat.

That might be his best option if it is the boat I mentioned and he doesn't want to fix it up a bit before relocating. He doesn't have to do the trip in one hit however as he could go into lake Macquarie on a high tide and safely anchor/mess around there indefinitely or sit on one of the three moorings outside the bridge if only overnight break required..

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Jolene said..










But is it the boat you mentioned and so what if it is ,,unless your held at gun point for assistance to relocate it what is the problem ,, if the boat worried you, you wouldn't offer to assist , so what is the point of your original post,
As for the porta potty, a 1m X 1m piece of artificial grass placed on the deck seems to work fine.

The guy is appealing for help to make a significant coastal hop in a boat which appears to be neglected and and unseaworthy. Yes he could buy some life jackets, flares and an EPIRB and the Porta potty comment was probably a bit over the top but the general impression is of a boat that is neglected and I for one would certainly not make a 24-hour coastal hop in that boat. The chances of a rigging or motor failure in a probable 24-hour hop would seem to be quite significant. With that list of equipment I also highly doubt it would have a functioning radio either.

Anyway as it is highly likely to be the boat that I mentioned and the OP has not returned to comment it is probable that he was wisely thinking ahead and exploring possibilities for moving the boat before he committed to buying it.

I am well aware of the problem of relocating a purchace as I bought a boat last year and looked at boats in Melbourne and Queensland with a view to moving them home to Sydney. In hindsight I think I was inadviseadly gung-ho contemplating immediate significant voyages in boats I knew very little about. Having said that I undertook plenty of coastal hops in my teens and 20s in twenty something foot boats with no EPIRB or radio but at least they were reasonably newish boats.

To answer your question more directly the "problem " is that if he buys the boat he is likely to encounter professionals or friends or others who might otherwise likely lend a hand who think exactly like me and consequently he may be stuck with a boat far from home which needs a fair bit of work or road transport.