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Big day. Everything turned out well. I think it was a
real success. Nobody could confirm and assure me that it was possible to
fit a C22 inside a 40 ft HC container. Together with my forwarder in
Miami I took the risk. It fit like a hand in a glove. Had to
disassemble the trailer axle. Boat was pushed in and out supported in
wood blocks. Big risk. Then in order to share the ride, I bought and
shipped about 1000 boxes of lubricant which were suggested by a
lubricant dealer to which I sold them back in order have a full
container load instead of a consolidated load which is double cost....
With this combined cargo I reduced the boat freight cost from 8k of a
ro-ro vessel to 2.5k. And this is a transcontinental trip that enables
me to have my boat in the very extensive coasts and lakes of Chile, way
way down in South America. I am very happy it worked. The enclosed
photos show this rare operation.
My boat number is 1638. According to a log of numbers I saw in a C22 site
this should be a 1971 or 1972 boat. The transom shows no number engraved
at all. The stainless steel plate indicates model C22 and serial number
1638.
This is the end of the phantom boat story expecting a cheap ride to
Chile... It worked and I will be happy to tell anybody else interested
the details.
Best regards,
Carlos Prieto
no name still
(Subsequently named "Alter Ego")
Sail #1638
Santiago, Chile
