High-end boat transport

Must-have

• 360 video and stills before load and after straps.
• Parts list initialed by the owner — seats, rails, ladders, cushions, covers, keys, drain plug, prop.
• Loose parts bagged and photographed. Nothing rides the gunwale.
• Cargo that actually covers watercraft (ask the agent).
• Beam and tower height legal for the route. Florida overwidth starts at 8 ft 6 in.
• Delivery 360 before unstrapping. Signed receipt: all listed parts, or a written exception.

The rule

• 49 CFR 393

  Securement. Soft loops and gunwale protection. Never ratchet a strap over a rail, windshield, or seat.

• Cargo / inland marine

  General freight cargo often excludes boats. Hull value needs a watercraft endorsement.

What they don’t publish

• Owners remember the boat as it sat in the slip. If a leaning-post, swim ladder, or four cushions are not on your pickup paper, they will be on your claim.
• Marina hurry is how parts walk. If they will not stay for the walk, you do not load.

Official desks

• Open the high-end boat desk
• Exotic cars & vehicles
• Call the insurance agent
• Part 393 — cargo securement

• Owner stayed for the parts walk
• Seats, rails, ladders, cushions on the list
• 360 before and after straps
• Watercraft cargo confirmed with the agent
• Delivery signed — all listed parts or exception