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We provide and construct shipping cradles of all sizes for aboard-ship, overseas boat transport or back-yard projects.  For a more economical relocation to and from Hawaii, you can ship your boat, loaded on our trailer, aboard a specialized vehicle-carrying vessel.  Please contact us for details.

We moved this Spindrift 43' sailboat to our facility, fabricated the cradle, and then transported the married pair to the port for shipping to Europe.

Spindrift 43' with cradle
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Fabricating a cradle
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We fabricate custom cradles for shipping boats overseas aboard the deck of a freighter. We have the boat lifted at a boatyard and measure the bottom while it's hanging in the straps.  We then build a cradle at our facility and deliver it to the ship at loading time. We attend the loading to ' fine tune' the cradle and assure a good fit.

 
Boat being loaded onto fabricated cradle
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80' Sunseeker cradle under construction

The photo on the left shows an 80' Sunseeker custom cradle under construction in our shop. 

At right, in Long Beach CA, crewmen are preparing to lift the yacht aboard ship where our cradle is already positioned. This beauty is bound for Europe.

80' Sunseeker being lifted out of water, headed for cradle
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If you're relocating your boat to or from HAWAII, the most economical way to ship it is 'roll on-roll off' (roro). We load your boat onto our trailer, secure it for travel, then deliver the boat/trailer unit to the ship for a protected, below deck, journey across the ocean.  Upon arrival in Hawaii, your boat is trucked to a local boatyard and unloaded.  Then our trailer is trucked back to the ship for return to San Diego. Please feel free to give us a call for details and for a referral to the shipping line.

Trailered Catalina 28' headed for Hawaii
We picked up this new Catalina 28 at the Los Angeles factory and unhooked the boat/trailer combo at the Port of San Diego terminal, ready for loading aboard ship.

Trailered Ensign 37' headed for Hawaii
After being trucked across country by another carrier and delivered to our yard, we used our travel lift to transfer this Ensign 37' dive boat to our trailer, and then shipped the pair to Hawaii.

Islander 36' being trailered to ship, bound for Hawaii
Islander 36, boat and trailer ready to be loaded aboard ship.

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