boat deliever job

[starcrafttom]

I found this on criagslist. looks like the job for a person with the time.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/295228263.html

I am looking for an able body Captain to over the boat I just bought get ready and bring her to Alaska for me. I need the boat delivered to Ketchican Alaska. I am flexable when it happens but would like to have it there by May. If interested please call me. 907-232-3890




Location: Tacoma-Ketchican

 

[DaveS]

There you go, B C! Now you can save the transportation costs up to your summer time job in Alaska! Just tell the "powers to be" at school that you must wind up the school year early as your boat has come in.

(Nothing like finding a job to get you up to the next job!)

 

[thataway]

I have delivered a few boats and have friends who are professional delivary skippers. It is not all fun and games--plus the delivary skipper needs to be at least credentialed for the trip. This may be required by the insurance company.

One of the major isses we have found with trawler types is the diesel fuel tanks. The boat has been sitting at a dock for some time and algae is growing the the tank. The diesel should be polished. There are also potentially problems with engines which have not been run or maintaned on a regular basis--water pump impellers can fail, batteries may not be up to snuff. The systems need to be checked out. Electronics must be varified and charts/chart chips up to date for the trip. Most delivary skippers want to inspect the boat before and may want an extra day or so to varify the systems and check out the engines--after the owner has varified that the boat is ready to go. Good skippers charge for their services and are well worth it. I see a couple of things in the photos which are red flags to me in this boat.

We see lots of amateur people who want to do deliveries--even some who have obtained a skippers license with minimal sea time and experience. A couple of these approached me a few years ago about a job they had acquired bringing a 65 foot research vessel from San Franscisco to Pensacola. Long story short--they lost the boat off Tehauntepec, where winds can often reach over 60 knots and seas well over 20 feet if you go offshore and aren't aware of the weather. They had not followed instructions, had not secured the stabalizers and one broke loose putting a hole in the hull.

 

[rogerbum]

From the image on Craigs list, it looks like the boat is either tied way too tight to the dock or is listing several degrees to starboard....I'm betting on the latter.[/code]

 

[B~C]

DaveS, good thinking but they're paying for the air fare

Like Bob said, to many mechanical systems that could go on the blink between point A and point B. A through survey, insurance and ample skills to handle any circumstance would be in order...even then a person would be wise to start a LLC company for that kind of work.
I know a retired instructor that delivers sail boats all over tarnation and makes fair money at it..he is a sailing wiz....reminds me of something...I'm going to start an "after retirement" thread

 

[tom&shan]

Wonder if this was delivered to where they wanted it ???