Importing boat from USA

[Bri The Pom]

Has anyone imported a boat from the US, My question is do you have to modify the trailer at all or can you register it ok.

Or what department would be able to tell me, im going to start with the queensland transport office at Helensvale.

Just wondering is it worth buying the boat only and a trailer manufactured from here.

Cheers.

[Malcolm]

Check with straddiebrad Bri I think he looked into it

[kmcrosby78]

Sorry I'm no help to you there Bri - but on a sidenote, as we were getting the boat ready to head home today my Kiwi uncle mentioned that over there they now have to have something fluro on their props when driving on the road so people don't drive their car into them. We both decided that if someone was silly enough to do that they deserved to get a big propeller imprint in their bonnet!!!!!

Good luck with it. What size are you looking at for interests sake?

Kelvin.

[Bri The Pom]

Im too embarrased to tell you, the finance minister has won the battle and were looking at a 20ft Glastron bowrider, a gt 205 sf to be exact.

Cheers Mal,see you the weekend.

[rayke1938]

I have a neighbour who imports from USA . I am fairly certain he gets trailer made to aussie specs over there and brings the whole rig over as rollon roll off cargo.

It is a lot cheaper that way rather than having to get trailer modified to comply with australian ADRs.

Also quite a bit on Ausfish on this subject

Cheers

Ray

[straddiebrad]

iam pretty sure it has to be under 2.5meter wide so if its bigger dont get it the other thing you will have to change is the tyres not suited for aussie conditions.

[Scope]

Yeah I think brad and ray are right a lot of their trailers are apparently set up for use in the fresh only so will need a few mods.

There is alot of info about this on breammaster as plenty of blokes there import skeeters and rangers etc. Some do it through a boat broker, others on their own.

[daveylad]

There was a fair bit of info on the Ausfish site about importing I would check it out, 2.5metres beam is the max on our roads Brad is right.

[straddiebrad]

the way the dollar is too at the moment its pretty good,i will try and find the guy i spoke too in melbourne and get back to you.

[Bri The Pom]

Cheers Guys,

Appreciate it.