Getting Your Boat Home

The asking price is not the complete cost if the boat still has to reach you. Choose a real destination and compare at least one workable delivery route before you commit.

Choose the delivery route

By professional crew

Ask for the skipper, crew, fuel, travel, weather-delay and handover terms in writing.

By specialist road transport

Confirm dimensions, lifting, preparation, permits, insurance and destination access before booking.

Keep it where it is for now

A short temporary berth can create time to verify the boat, obtain quotes and avoid a rushed move.

Evidence before movement

The boat is suitable for the proposed passage or lifting method.
Known defects and survey recommendations have been disclosed to the mover.
The delivery, transit and handover insurance position is confirmed in writing.
The destination berth, lift or unloading slot is genuinely available.

Quote the complete cost

Route and distance

Record the departure point, destination and any safe intermediate stop.

Boat dimensions

Give accurate length, beam, height, draft and weight rather than relying on a listing headline.

Lift and preparation

Include lift-out, pressure wash, cradle, arch or mast work and relaunch where relevant.

Crew, fuel and travel

Separate professional fees from fuel, marina stops, accommodation and return travel.

Delay and contingency

Ask who pays when weather, access, defects or marina timing changes the plan.

Weather and timing

Weather and sea state for a delivery passage.
Tides, bridge heights, locks and marina access windows.
Road route surveys, permits and escort requirements where needed.
A written fallback if the boat cannot move on the planned day.

Compare the true totals

Compare purchase price, delivery, immediate work and uncertainty at the point each boat is safely ready at your intended destination.

Traffic-light decision

GREEN: Ready to proceed

Route, insurance, destination, dates and written costs are sufficiently confirmed.

AMBER: Hold and verify

A major cost, timing point or evidence item is still missing. Get the next written answer first.

RED: Walk away

The proposed movement is unsafe, uninsured, materially misrepresented or cannot be supported by suitable professionals.

CYR Marine provides organisation and decision support only. It does not replace a qualified marine surveyor, engineer, skipper, transport specialist, insurer, lawyer, broker, finance provider or tax adviser.