posting sails in a tube
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Topic: posting sails in a tube
Posted By: rs4001144
Subject: posting sails in a tube
Date Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 2:05pm
| does anyone have any experience of posting sails via a courier? Just got quoted £80 for a 49er mainsail from Manchester to Birmingham!! |
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Posted By: Noah
Date Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 3:43pm
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Ouch! It would be cheaper to drive it there at that price. I sent a Fireball main & jib from the south cost to scotland a few years back, but I don't know the cost - the recipient organised it. Fairly sure it wasn't anythink like £80 though. The intention was to roll both sails inside a carpet roll centre tube, but the main wouldn't fit so it was rolled around the outside & the whole lot encased in bubble-wrap. ------------- Nick https://www.fireballsailing.org.uk/index.asp?selection=boat-register&subsel=14821" rel="nofollow - GBR 14821 Sijambo |
Posted By: mangoman
Date Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 3:47pm
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I run a courier company in London and can arrange third party collections and deliveries. If you can let me know the dimensions and weight I may be able to help you ?? Mike |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 6:50pm
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Find a mate with a UK mail (business post) or tnt account should cost less than £20 to post.
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Posted By: fudheid
Date Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 9:13pm
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our couriers won't take anything over 2m, most race sails / membranes that get shipped in (which is just about every load path/ custom sail!) folded with the battens rolled up, they are then unpacked and rolled. Then it will cost £14 from parcel force - our ben211 customload path sail was delivered like this - much tomy surprise... ------------- Cheers you only me from over the sea...... |
Posted By: rs4001144
Date Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 9:19pm
| Thanks all. Sent this morning with TNT £43 :-/ For info it weighed 10kgs and was 3m x 25cm x 25cm. |
Posted By: mangoman
Date Posted: 01 Dec 11 at 10:04am
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Okay, glad you got it sorted 3 metres is the max length I can put into the overnight system; I could have done it for £47.00 plus the vat so the price you have from TNT is fine. |
Posted By: OultonBen
Date Posted: 01 Dec 11 at 11:00am
 Santa is travelling Lowestoft-to-Rossendale next Friday (9th) with Christmas Presents !Happy to collect/deliver en-route (within reason), for a Mug-o-Hot-Chocolate and to make a bit of a journey break! Returning home on Saturday 10th. Private please, not Commercial. Length-limit = Mazda Bongo Van ! Why is there no Christmas-Emoticon ? ------------- No-one can squeeze past ..... when you're as "Chunky" as myself ! |
Posted By: Bryn_14
Date Posted: 21 Dec 11 at 3:31pm
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http://www.paisleyfreight.com/ - http://www.paisleyfreight.com/ Posted a lot of kayaking stuff through them, they're cheap and fairly reliable. Offer insurance as well if you're worried about damage ------------- Rs300 455 http://my-300.blogspot.com/ - My 300 blog |