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rs4001144 
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Joined: 19 Nov 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
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 Topic: posting sails in a tubePosted: 30 Nov 11 at 2:05pm |
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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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Noah
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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. |
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Nick
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mangoman
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Joined: 09 Jul 09 Location: norfolk Online Status: Offline Posts: 69 |
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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 |
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stuarthop
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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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fudheid
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Joined: 21 Apr 11 Location: 51.53 N 01.28 E Online Status: Offline Posts: 241 |
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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...
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Cheers you
only me from over the sea...... |
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rs4001144
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Posted: 30 Nov 11 at 9:19pm |
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Thanks all. Sent this morning with TNT £43 :-/ For info it weighed 10kgs and was 3m x 25cm x 25cm.
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mangoman
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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. |
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OultonBen
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Joined: 04 Oct 11 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 49 |
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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 ? Edited by OultonBen - 01 Dec 11 at 11:01am |
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No-one can squeeze past ..... when you're as "Chunky" as myself !
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Bryn_14
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Joined: 26 Nov 10 Location: GB Online Status: Offline Posts: 113 |
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Posted: 21 Dec 11 at 3:31pm |
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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
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