Boat Transport

[paulyana]

Chill Out Solutions Ltd.  Based in Norwich (sharing a yard with Kingsley Farrington)

transporters of boats up to 43ft in length throughout the UK. 

www.chilloutsolutions.com

 

[Happy]

1 hour ago, paulyana said:

Chill Out Solutions Ltd.  Based in Norwich (sharing a yard with Kingsley Farrington)

transporters of boats up to 43ft in length throughout the UK. 

www.chilloutsolutions.com

 

Do you have the facility to lift a boat onto the transport, ie a hi ab or similar?  Alan

[paulyana]

Hi Alan,

Unfortunately we don't have hiab or lifting facilities.  We run an artic with a 13.6m boat trailer:  Paul

 

[JawsOrca]

Hi Paul, Shame you didn't post that a few weeks.. I've needed to transport two boats recently. If I had a special NBN rate you would have been top of the list.

Alan.. I highly recommend both for hiabs: http://schiabcrane.co.uk/ or  http://gmronline.co.uk/.

[paulyana]

It's always the way isn't it....I missed the boat....literally

[JawsOrca]

16 minutes ago, paulyana said:

It's always the way isn't it....I missed the boat....literally

These two were a bit of a nightmare so you probably got away lightly  

[paulyana]

In what way? Width, height, access?

 

[JennyMorgan]

10 hours ago, Happy said:

Do you have the facility to lift a boat onto the transport, ie a hi ab or similar?  Alan

I have seen boats that have been seriously injured by inexperienced operators using hi abs without spreaders to prevent the boat being nipped. Shifting boats needs an experienced, suitably equipped contractor, in my honest and sincere opinion. 

[paulyana]

1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said:

I have seen boats that have been seriously injured by inexperienced operators using hi abs without spreaders to prevent the boat being nipped. Shifting boats needs an experienced, suitably equipped contractor, in my honest and sincere opinion. 

Well said!! It's not a chance it and see game. The fact that you're operating a goods vehicle governed by the legislation relevant to operators licences etc, and what that entails is hard enough. To be able to transport boats safely and remain within the law takes more than most people can imagine. The equipment needs to be specialised and specific for boats. All too often a 6 or 8 wheeled rigid that's fitted with a hiab suddenly becomes a solution to everyone's problems. Think about it though, the boat sits on a flatbed several feet above ground level, thus raising the centre of gravity. These vehicles where designed to carry machinery and such like, not boats. 

Whereas a bespoke boat trailer where the boat sits low down into the trailer supported along the keel and supported with adjustable supports to suit all types of hulls can only carry boats. 

As a professional boat haulier our equipment is specifically designed to carry boats so that's what we do. We're not a general haulier who will carry anything, including boats, if we can get away with it. 

 

[Liberty]

+1 for paulyana - nice people.

[Happy]

12 hours ago, JennyMorgan said:

I have seen boats that have been seriously injured by inexperienced operators using hi abs without spreaders to prevent the boat being nipped. Shifting boats needs an experienced, suitably equipped contractor, in my honest and sincere opinion. 

 I do understand this but did assume that paulyana were professional boat transporters!!

Alan

[JennyMorgan]

22 hours ago, Happy said:

Do you have the facility to lift a boat onto the transport, ie a hi ab or similar?  Alan

Paulyana & co certainly come over as being wholly professional boat transporters.

[Hockham Admiral]

Alan, Hi.

I think that Peter was talking about the loading of the boats onto the trailer; not the  boat transporters.    

[paulyana]

On our operators licence which is issued by the UK Traffic Commissioner, it states that we are a professional operator. For a more personal reference though, we share a yard with Kingsley Farrington, so I'm sure he could confirm our integrity. 

We will always try to assist with all enquiries and if we are unable to facilitate, we try to find an alternative solution for the customer. We will certainly offer any NBN member a first class, professional and  competitive service. 

Thanks, 

Paul