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08-12-2011, 04:00 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
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USA Parcel
Anyone know a reasonably priced shipping company to send from USA to here ?
Or has anyone got a Cylinder head for a F150 Yamaha ?
Bob
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08-12-2011, 04:36 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
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Engines: 150 HO etec
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i have had stuff sent by a few different things sent by different companies and never had a problem until it lands in the UK............. then the crap starts as ever.
US mail seemed to have the cheapest rate, but not much difference between fedex, ups etc.
Good luck.
Paul
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08-12-2011, 04:49 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
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Depends what your sending. Just a cylinder head, USPS will be cheapest.
Whole motor I use Phoenix International for all that stuff. Very well priced.
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08-12-2011, 05:07 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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Its a F150 Cylinder head !! Is USPS same as UPS only they have quoted $390 !!
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08-12-2011, 05:11 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
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UPS is a courier, USPS is the main postal service
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08-12-2011, 05:11 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
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Location: london
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Christ on a bike i had a prop sent over for £50.00!! that is dear. you must be able to get it cheaper. it was only a shame i got clobbered for import duty.
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08-12-2011, 05:27 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
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What he said! thats insane...
http://ircalc.usps.gov/Default.aspx?country=10150
At a stab I'd say $100
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08-12-2011, 05:39 PM
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Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
Occupation: Chaos's gofer
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USPS is always the cheapest (and slowest) but the biggest problem I've found is that the sellers are reluctant to use it due to the amount of paperwork involved.
If it's a private sale then you can normally get the seller to use them, but most companies use the services of a courier such as Fedex or similar, as it's so much simpler, and they collect on a regular basis.
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08-12-2011, 09:07 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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I have just recieved a quote from Unifreight or 2-3 days £47 + any customs and VAT charges.
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08-12-2011, 09:12 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
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'warranty return' on the paperwork used to skip me import duty on drum stuff from the states
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08-12-2011, 09:14 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
Posts: 2,330
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OCRDA
I have just recieved a quote from Unifreight or 2-3 days £47 + any customs and VAT charges.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul E
'warranty return' on the paperwork used to skip me import duty on drum stuff from the states
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Or sample
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13-12-2011, 07:28 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Crayford, Kent.
Occupation: Electrical gezza!
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Boat name: Wayne Kerr
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
Or sample
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Does "Gift" work?
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13-12-2011, 07:44 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
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Heard of it but never tried.
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13-12-2011, 08:13 PM
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Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
Heard of it but never tried.
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Unfortunately, HM Rev & Cust ain't as stupid as you think, and they keep records, and they know costings!
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13-12-2011, 08:16 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
Posts: 2,330
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Yeah i know. still its only what ive heard. never bothered trying myself.
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14-12-2011, 03:52 AM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-F150-...-/300618838941
Not sure if this is what your looking for.
USPS (post office) is definitely the cheapest (USPS lost $5.1 billion last year) however if you want something sent with insurance to outside the US a lot of times it must be upgraded to Priority mail and this can cost twice as much as regular mail plus the insurable amount charge. I would first get a price with USPS with insurance then check with UPS and Fed Ex. USPS is the easiest paper work wise.
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14-12-2011, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
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Yes that was what I was looking for !! I have got one coming from USA now through Unifreight via DHL so fingers crossed.
Thanks
Bob
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14-12-2011, 10:13 AM
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I've had a mixed bag - I find it's just luck of the draw and also a lot down to the seller with declared values and how efficiently they pack the items.
Some sellers will put the trade value down rather than the sale value. If it's a used ebay item, those can be a bit more flexible on the declarations and valuations - but new stuff - the heads I had shipped over from AFR for example - if they went walkies or got damaged, I certainly didn't want to be $$$$'s out of pocket!
In the old days, USPS surface mail was by far the cheapest if you were patient and didn't sometimes mind it arriving a bit damp. These days (surface no longer available), as Mike says, I find USPS to often be similar to with UPS and DHL also if you compare on a like for like basis inc insurance, so I tend to try and use whichever one has a more convenient UK depot for me to go and pick it up. I like that UPS will ship you the item and let you pay the duties later, wherease parcelforce you have to pay up front before they'll deliver, which can cause delays.
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19-12-2011, 10:11 AM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,095
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It was collected last Friday and have just been notified that it is in Exeter depot out for delivery today.
I am very impressed (providing it actually turns up) and I think it was cheap enough !!
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19-12-2011, 04:55 PM
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Country: UK/Thailand
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I really dislike USPS, had somthing sent with them only lo find they used fed ex as a carior and then listed as delivered on the web tracking, never found the. Item it was then returened after a long proses after I just found out where it was and lost out on postage fee.
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