The hull: freight review
Send the length, beam, weight, material, and both ZIP codes through the freight review form. We come back with real options for pallet or LTL transport on your lane, and nothing is booked until you say so.
Boats
Why there is no parcel price for a canoe, and what to do instead
Any page showing you an instant label price for a 16-foot hull is making it up. Parcel carriers cap package length far below the shortest real canoe, so the boat has never been a parcel and no calculator can honestly pretend otherwise. What exists instead is a freight lane, a human review, and a parcel path for everything that is not the hull. That split is this page.
No invented pricesFreight review explainedGear ships as parcels
Honesty over estimates
Hull pricing depends on the lane, the season, and the boat, so it comes from a person after review rather than a widget. The form takes a couple of minutes.
The two halves of a canoe move
Splitting the shipment is not a workaround; it is how canoes actually travel. The hull rides palletized on a freight lane, and the paddles, vests, and hardware go by ordinary parcel.
The gear: parcel
Paddles break down, vests compress, and both fit standard boxes the calculator prices instantly. Our kayak guide shows a live gear-box quote if you want a feel for the range before typing.
Prepping the boat
Strip every loose fitting, foam the gunwales, pad the stems, and wrap the hull in moving blankets before it meets the pallet. Thwarts and seats stay bolted; everything else comes out.
We publish worked dollar examples wherever a live quote exists, and decline to fabricate one here. A hull number without your lane and dimensions would be decoration, not information.
Canoe questions, straight
Can a canoe go through UPS, USPS, or FedEx as a package?
No. Package length limits stop well short of even a solo canoe, so the hull is outside the parcel system entirely. It moves as freight, on a pallet or rack, arranged through review.
What will shipping a canoe cost?
It depends on the lane, the hull weight, and freight capacity that week, which is why we quote it through review instead of printing a number here. The request costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
How long does freight review take?
You typically hear back with options within a business day. Booking, pickup scheduling, and tracking all follow from the option you accept.
Can the paddles and vests ship right now?
Yes, they are ordinary parcels. Break the paddles down, box them with the vests, and the calculator returns instant prices for your exact route the moment you type it.