New owner from Down under

[Jet downunder]

Hi All,

I have just bought my first Jet boat, Yamaha SX210 2015. the boat is about to be shipped from Miami to Brisbane Australia. It will take about 40 days to get here.
Here is a photo

 

[Bruce]

Welcome Aboard!

Will she be loaded into a shipping container?

 

[Jet downunder]

Hi Bruce
Yes she will be going into a container. I am using a specialised boat transport company so should be all good

 

[Bruce]

Will they have to rotate her sideways to fit in the container? Since they are specialized in shipping boats I am sure they know to drain the fluids and remove the battery(s) before rotating.

 

[Jet downunder]

Yes Bruce I have been told they do all that

 

[Julian]

Cool...another down under member! Cant wait to see photos from your boating trips!

 

[bronze_10]

No yammie dealers down under?

 

[Jet downunder]

Yes Yamaha outboards and jet ski's are big sellers here but they don't sell Yamaha boats which is why I am importing it. Cost wise it will still be cheaper than buying a similar sized bowrider of the same age. Jet boats aren't big sellers down here so I can understand why Yamaha don't bring them in but I think they will suit the water ways where I live very well

 

[Bruce]

I will be extremely jealous when you are boating around the Gold and Sunshine Coasts!

 

[Jet downunder]

Thanks Bruce the waterways a great down here all year round.

 

[Eric Ballard]

Welcome Aboard!

Will she be loaded into a shipping container?

Be adventurous - drive the boat boat home... LOL

Nice looking boat!

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Congrats!

Looks like you purchased it from Riva?
Great folks there....enjoy your new toy!

 

[ToddW850]

Awesome! Congrats on the boat. I too am looking forward to some boating pics from Down Under.

 

[LeeFlan7]

Thats a long ride for that boat!! I grew up around the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, a jet boat up in Queensland will be a lot of fun...enjoy!!!

 

[Jet downunder]

Thanks everyone.
The watersways around the gold coast are great but need major dredging works, Jet ski sales are huge here and I think we have more boat owners than any other part of Australia.
I will post photos as soon as the boat hits the water here

 

[Jet downunder]

My boat is finally loaded and ready to make the long trip across the Pacific

 

[Scuba_ref]

Wow!

 

[Bill D]

Good luck @Jet downunder! I wouldn't be able to sleep until I saw her get unloaded.

 

[LeeFlan7]

Whats the timeframe to get it across the pacific?

 

[Jet downunder]

looks like about 35 days to get from Miami to Brisbane with a few days stop in Kingston