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McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
16 Oct 2015 1:21pm
Now I know a lot of people use Surf Cargo etc but those guys don't venture down to SA.

Need to get a board from NSW to SA. What general freight companies have people used and had good luck with.

I have used ego a few times with good luck but have heard horror stories from others.
Get at me.
Macaha
Macaha
QLD
21982 posts
Macaha Macaha
QLD, 21982 posts
16 Oct 2015 12:55pm
Before we offer advice you will need to disclose what board needs to be freighted come to think of it I've got nothing sorry.
SP
SP
10982 posts
SP SP
10982 posts
16 Oct 2015 4:56pm
Maybe try this one mate.

You put your item and location up on there and then people bid for your business.

I put my last one up on there, got delivered door to door no problems for not much$ As the bloke was just filing out an already booked load.

www.uship.com

Whatever company bids I just googled them for reviews.

And Mac is right? What did you get??
NewScotty
NewScotty
2350 posts
NewScotty NewScotty
2350 posts
16 Oct 2015 4:58pm
Might be time for a road trip Mc
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
Ted the Kiwi Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
16 Oct 2015 8:17pm
Thanks for that SP. I am on it already !! What a great concept. Wish I had known about this earlier








laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
laceys lane laceys lane
QLD, 19804 posts
16 Oct 2015 7:21pm
surf fx ship Australia wide and they use star trek express
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
Ted the Kiwi Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
16 Oct 2015 8:22pm
Those people are really expensive LL unless you are a regular user and have an account.
Nozza
Nozza
VIC
2888 posts
Nozza Nozza
VIC, 2888 posts
16 Oct 2015 8:47pm
Moved half a dozen boards Qld / NSW to Victoria with Richard Wikaire "The Kayak Courier"
Door to door service, enclosed truck or trailer, and he knows what he is moving so treats it with respect.
Get your own quote but Gold Coast to Melbourne $200.
Can't recommend highly enough.
Richard Wikaire
The Kayak Courier
M: 0414 889 499
E: [email protected]

He moved one of Laceys' 666s to Melbourne for me fairly recently.
Does regular circuit east coast to WA and back
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
laceys lane laceys lane
QLD, 19804 posts
16 Oct 2015 7:53pm
Ted the Kiwi said..
Those people are really expensive LL unless you are a regular user and have an account.


yeah probably right
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
Ted the Kiwi Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
17 Oct 2015 7:21am
This uship rocks. First price was 160 door to door and the latest one is 99. Loving the email updates. Thanks SP. what a beautiful thing it is !
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
17 Oct 2015 6:58am
Thanks SP for the heads up.

I bought one of those dreaded midlengths.
SP
SP
10982 posts
SP SP
10982 posts
17 Oct 2015 4:52am
Ted the Kiwi said...
This uship rocks. First price was 160 door to door and the latest one is 99. Loving the email updates. Thanks SP. what a beautiful thing it is !


Yeah, seriously good idea.

So easy to use and door to door delivery is awesome.

Look forward to the pics when it arrives McH
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
17 Oct 2015 8:07am








Macaha
Macaha
QLD
21982 posts
Macaha Macaha
QLD, 21982 posts
17 Oct 2015 9:55am
Nice Naish mate sorry I mean board
chrispy
chrispy
WA
9675 posts
chrispy chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
17 Oct 2015 2:32pm
McHenry said...











Great choice mchenry. I know Mr basher would have been bashing your ears for a mccoy..... I'm sure I recommended one in a post ages ago for you.

This board will make you smile. I have no experience with the pot belly. But the zot and allround nugget I surfed were so user friendly and fun.....and they will go better the bigger it gets. Good score,and please let me know how the pot belly rates
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
17 Oct 2015 6:18pm
Yeah Dave Basher has influenced me a bit but he does make a lot of sense and knows the local conditions very well. I was looking for an all round nugget in the 7.6 to 8 foot length but nothing was coming up. Dave has a pot belly and speaks highly of them. The nuggets make a lot of sense for the conditions we have in SA.
DaveBasher
DaveBasher
SA
196 posts
DaveBasher DaveBasher
SA, 196 posts
17 Oct 2015 7:12pm
chrispy said..

McHenry said...












Great choice mchenry. I know Mr basher would have been bashing your ears for a mccoy..... I'm sure I recommended one in a post ages ago for you.

This board will make you smile. I have no experience with the pot belly. But the zot and allround nugget I surfed were so user friendly and fun.....and they will go better the bigger it gets. Good score,and please let me know how the pot belly rates


Guilty as charged
Surf69
Surf69
WA
883 posts
Surf69 Surf69
WA, 883 posts
17 Oct 2015 10:18pm
Nozza said..
Moved half a dozen boards Qld / NSW to Victoria with Richard Wikaire "The Kayak Courier"
Door to door service, enclosed truck or trailer, and he knows what he is moving so treats it with respect.
Get your own quote but Gold Coast to Melbourne $200.
Can't recommend highly enough.
Richard Wikaire
The Kayak Courier
M: tel:0414 889 499
E: [email protected]

He moved one of Laceys' 666s to Melbourne for me fairly recently.
Does regular circuit east coast to WA and back

Great to know,
SP
SP
10982 posts
SP SP
10982 posts
22 Oct 2015 9:57am
Looks good McH.

Did you sort out transport?
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
Ted the Kiwi Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
22 Oct 2015 2:55pm
I used these guys in the end

www.e-go.com.au/home.do;jsessionid=30DF988D1EBAA09939F5E9C1CFD7EE72

Cost me $36 for overnight delivery from Melb to Sydney. Tux dropped it off yesterday morning and I pick it up this arvo. Unreal service. Let's hope it arrives in one piece !

laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
laceys lane laceys lane
QLD, 19804 posts
22 Oct 2015 2:30pm
Ted the Kiwi said...
I used these guys in the end

www.e-go.com.au/home.do;jsessionid=30DF988D1EBAA09939F5E9C1CFD7EE72

Cost me $36 for overnight delivery from Melb to Sydney. Tux dropped it off yesterday morning and I pick it up this arvo. Unreal service. Let's hope it arrives in one piece !



Cheap as chip's
obct
obct
NSW
3487 posts
obct obct
NSW, 3487 posts
22 Oct 2015 4:55pm
I don't understand this concept of "surfboard couriers"

Wouldn't the parcels tend to get all soggy
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
22 Oct 2015 5:08pm
I registered my board on uship and nothing came up. Always an issue getting things into Adelaide. I booked it on ego.com.au

Hope for the best as i know Dave Basher has been unlucky with them. Mine have always been ok but i have always had good friends wrap them up

Should have it by the end of next week.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
Ted the Kiwi Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
22 Oct 2015 7:00pm
I had two bids on uship McHenry. Seems the time of day that you post it probably has a large influence.

My board has arrived safely into Manly without a mark on it. I put on the "notes section" that it was fragile and needed to be top loaded. This was plastered all over it. Tux did an awesome job wrapping it as well. All in all a win win win.
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
22 Oct 2015 7:43pm
Only thing I am worried about is the fixed fins on the McCoy.......
Macaha
Macaha
QLD
21982 posts
Macaha Macaha
QLD, 21982 posts
22 Oct 2015 7:43pm
Is the board coming from China, really that's a long time to wait for a delivery
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
22 Oct 2015 8:25pm
Nah coming from Maroubra. Leaving Sydney tomorrow/Monday.

So a few days across by truck and ill pick it up Friday
SP
SP
10982 posts
SP SP
10982 posts
22 Oct 2015 5:59pm
Hope it arrives with no damage.

Looks good. What dimensions is it?
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
22 Oct 2015 8:34pm
7.2 x 22 x 3
thedrip
thedrip
WA
2355 posts
thedrip thedrip
WA, 2355 posts
22 Oct 2015 11:00pm
I've got a couple of mates who surf McCoy boards. They love them. The couple of times I have tried them I have been amazed how well they go. Fast, loose but with heaps of hold, great volume. I'm sure you will be very happy. I haven't surfed a Pot Belly(nuggets and lazer zaps), nor one that size. But if the use ability extrapolates up the scale you will have a burster.

Good glass jobs too. They are so hard to find it's ridiculous. I love McCoys glass jobs.
McHenry
McHenry
SA
1739 posts
McHenry McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
23 Oct 2015 7:11am
Yes the longer ones are hard to find.

I had my eye on this one, called the guy on GT and he said it was sold and the guy was coming to pick it up. But then the next day he range me ad said the guy was a no show so he would sell it to me and he knocked $100 bucks off the price.

I couldn't believe it !!

Yes they do have very nice strong glass jobs made to last. This ones a keeper. Love the yellow as well!
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