Your vessel delivered anywhere in Australia on her own bottom, inspected by our engineers before she leaves the dock, skippered by experienced delivery crew, and handed over ready to use. New-purchase collections, seasonal relocations and interstate passages, from the Gold Coast.
5.0 From 27 Google reviewsMarine Solutions Australia delivers yachts and motor vessels anywhere in Australia from our base at Gold Coast City Marina, Coomera, skippered deliveries on the vessel's own bottom, for new purchases, seasonal relocations and interstate moves. East coast passages between Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are our most common runs.
What makes our deliveries different is what happens before the lines come off: we're a marine engineering company first, so every delivery starts with a pre-departure engineering inspection and ends with a documented handover, and any servicing or repairs the vessel needs can be completed either end of the passage.
The same process applies to a sailing yacht coming up from Sydney, a new motor cruiser collected from an interstate broker, or a superyacht repositioning for the season, the passage is planned, quoted in writing and run on suitable weather, with our Coomera workshop behind the skipper the whole way.
Most delivery outfits are a skipper and a phone. The passage still depends entirely on the state of the boat, and that's the part we're built for. Our engineers inspect and prepare the vessel before departure, the passage is planned and supported from our Gold Coast base, and anything the trip shows up can go straight into the workshop on arrival.
One company responsible for the boat from her current berth to her new one.
AMSA-qualified crew · Engineering pre-departure inspection · Written quote · Documented handover
A safe passage starts with the condition of the vessel. These checks, planning tasks and handover steps are included in the job.
Your vessel delivered on its own bottom by an experienced delivery skipper and crew, coastal hops, interstate passages and longer bluewater legs, run to a proper passage plan rather than a hopeful weather window.
Before any passage, our engineers go through the vessel, engine and fuel systems, steering, electrics, pumps, rig and safety gear, and rectify what needs attention. A delivery is only as reliable as the boat that leaves the dock.
Route, fuel and provisioning planning, realistic weather windows and bar-crossing and port decisions made on experience, with the plan agreed with you before departure and updates as the passage runs.
Bought a boat interstate, sold one to a buyer up the coast, or relocating for the season? We collect from the broker, marina or previous owner, and deliver to your berth, one point of contact door to door.
We handle fuel, pump-outs, marina bookings and arrival formalities along the way. At handover, the vessel is washed down, tidied and secured in her berth.
Because we're a marine engineering workshop first, servicing, repairs and upgrades can be completed before departure or on arrival, antifoul, engine service, electronics, so the boat arrives ready to use, not ready for a to-do list.
We inspect the vessel, plan around suitable weather, report during the passage and provide a documented handover.
Tell us the vessel and both ports. We scope the passage and any work needed, then quote in writing before anything is booked.
Our engineers inspect and deal with anything that would compromise the passage, with your approval, then fuel, provision and lodge the plan.
Runs to the agreed plan on suitable weather windows, not a fixed date. You’re updated at each port and at key decisions.
Secured, washed down, handed over with a report on how she ran. Anything found goes to the workshop or a mobile visit.
Boat delivery moves the vessel on the water, while road transport uses a specialist carrier. We’ll advise which option suits your boat.
A skippered delivery moves the vessel berth to berth and suits larger cruisers, sailing yachts and motor yachts already in the water. It doubles as a proper shakedown, documented in the handover report.
Road transport suits trailerable boats and vessels within road height and width limits. The vessel is hauled out, cradled and moved by a specialist carrier, and we’ll tell you if it is the better option.
Recent passages and crew placements, vessel details kept private, as our clients expect. Deliveries draw on the same team that handles engineering, refits and superyacht support from Gold Coast City Marina.
Repeat relocations of a private motor yacht between Airlie Beach and Sydney, several passages over the past two years for the same owner, in both directions.
A 75-foot motor yacht from Far North Queensland down the coast to the Gold Coast, a multi-leg passage planned around reef waters and weather windows.
Fill-in engineering crew placed aboard a cruising superyacht for six to eight weeks, the same engineers who prepare and support our deliveries.
An AMSA Class 3 marine engineer placed aboard a 56-metre superyacht as onboard engineer so she could complete her sea trials.
Where we deliver, what it costs, sea versus road, passage times, who skippers the vessel, how insurance works and what happens before departure.
We deliver Australia-wide from our Gold Coast base, the east coast runs between South East Queensland, Sydney, and on to Melbourne, Tasmania and North Queensland are the most common, but we also take on longer coastal and interstate passages in both directions. Deliveries can start or finish anywhere: we regularly collect newly purchased vessels from interstate brokers and deliver them to their new home berth, or move a vessel north or south for the season.
Every delivery is quoted in writing before anything is booked. Cost depends on the distance and likely passage time, the vessel and her equipment, crew requirements, fuel, and any work needed before departure. Call 07 5612 7161 with the vessel and two ports, and we’ll explain the passage and prepare a quote.
It depends on the vessel. Road transport suits trailerable boats and vessels within road height, beam and weight limits, but it means haul-out, decommissioning, cradling and re-commissioning at the other end, and beyond legal road dimensions it needs permits and pilot vehicles. For larger cruisers, sailing yachts and motor yachts already in the water, a skippered delivery on her own bottom is usually the practical option, and it arrives commissioned and ready to use. We're straight about which suits your boat: if road freight is genuinely the better answer for a small trailerable, we'll tell you so.
Passage time depends on the distance, the vessel's comfortable cruising speed, and the weather. As a guide, Gold Coast to Sydney is typically several days in reasonable conditions, but we plan around suitable weather windows rather than promising a fixed arrival date at all costs, pushing a schedule into weather is how vessels and crews get hurt. You'll get a realistic passage estimate with the quote and updates as the delivery runs.
Every delivery is run by Marine Solutions Australia with an experienced skipper and crew matched to the vessel and passage. Our delivery and engineering crew hold AMSA-recognised qualifications including Marine Engine Driver Grade 2 and Certificate III, IV and Diploma-level maritime engineering. The team also includes a Class 3 marine engineer for larger and more complex vessels. Our Gold Coast engineering team inspects the boat before departure and supports the passage from base.
Delivery passages run under the vessel's own insurance policy, insurance and liability stay with the vessel, as is standard for skippered deliveries in Australia. Before departure we confirm with you that the policy covers the planned passage (some policies have cruising-area or crewing conditions worth checking with your insurer), and our pre-departure engineering inspection and passage plan are exactly the sort of preparation insurers like to see documented.
Every delivery starts with a pre-departure engineering inspection, engine, fuel and cooling systems, steering, electrics, bilge pumps, ground tackle, rig on a sailing vessel, and the safety equipment for the passage. Anything that would compromise the trip is raised with you and rectified before departure. It protects the vessel, the crew and the schedule, and it's the part of a delivery a standalone skipper simply can't offer.
Yes. Using a marine engineering company for the delivery makes it easy to combine the passage with servicing, repairs or upgrades. Our Gold Coast City Marina workshop can complete work before departure or book it for arrival, including engine servicing, electronics, watermakers, air conditioning and antifoul coordination. A newly purchased boat can be collected, brought up to standard and delivered ready to use under one arrangement.
Yes. New-purchase deliveries are common. We liaise with the broker or seller, inspect the vessel before departure, manage fuel and marina stops, and deliver her to your berth with a report on how she ran. The workshop can also schedule repairs or servicing at either end of the passage.
Didn’t find your answer? Call 07 5612 7161 (Mon to Fri 8am-4pm) or contact us. We’re happy to talk it through.
Tell us the boat, where she is and where she's going, new purchase, relocation or a seasonal move. We'll inspect her, plan the passage, quote it in writing and deliver her ready to use.
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