shipping a outdrive
 

I was woundering whats the cheapest and easiest way to ship a outdrive from ct to mn thank you

This was the best I found for my outdrive last August.
$262 from PA to WV.
http://www.estes-express.com/

I've used fedex to ship from TX -FL for rebuilds. $250-275 iirc

I use Demond at Freight Quote, 816-949-6147. I always had good pricing and good service.

Related question....how to you package the drive?

Padraig

Shrink wrap it to a pallet.

Pallet, Blanket or cardboard, 2 ratchet straps, wrap with shrink from U-Haul. Don't forget to put BOL inside the wrap. Good luck

Yep, when on the pallet use Styrofoam or a towel to place under skeg. Lay a few old towels over drive and shrink wrap.

I bag the drive. Stick it in a box. Then spray foam in place. And its reuse able

This is what I did. Fully enclosed and shrink wrapped. Now I can use it to store, ship, paint etc.

That BCK is one smart fella!

Ha

That's the lid in the background which also has internal bracing to support the top of the drives. After it was finished I had the lid shrinkwrapped at the marina to waterproof it.

Have you tried Fastenal 3PL? I shipped an extension box and all internal components on a pallet and it was only $75. Where it was $150 everywhere else. When I went to my local store they had no idea the had this service.

https://www.fastenal.com/en/22/third...ogistics-(3pl)

also ship from terminal to terminal. much cheaper if they don't have to handle it 3 times.

Cheapest will be to split it and ship it separately via Fed Ex. Upper will cost around $80 and lower around $68. I've shipped around 8 drives this way this summer. Shipping as one unit will run around $250 on a pallet via a RL, CCX, ect. So long as you trust your boxing skills, Fed Ex is the best deal.

That's a great deal, I never knew Fastenal shipped.