Sailboat hauling

Hope you got deep pockets, it ain't gonna be cheap.

 

Probably more fun to just sail it all the way around to home,..

There are Captains and crews that do just that with marine vessels, I don't know how they charge for relocation like that but it might be cheaper than trucking it,..

 

Well I can tell you that the pilot cars will run you about $1.35 and 1.45 per mile. The pole car gets and extra .10 per mile to keep your boat from getting topped. I have run from Florida to San Diego a couple times. time depends on the time of the year. About 4 or 5 days depending on permits and sometimes more time because some states are slow.

 

If he/she is buying that kind of boat I'm guessing money isn't an issue, just a guess.

 

True, there are crews for hire to do just that, but many people don't realize that's quite a trip: 5,500 statute miles, or 4800 nautical miles. His boat would probably cruise at an average speed of about 10 mph, or 8.7 knots. Trip would take about three weeks. It would be fun, though.

 

The width isn't the cost part.
The height will be the killer on costs and miles.

Plus finding a good boat hauler, not some fly bye night hauler.

 

If the boat doesn't draw more than 6 - 6 1//2, height shouldn't be a problem. But your stanchions, pulpits and just about everything on your cabin top will have to be stripped. Also, you might consider an ICW trip up to Jacksonville and run across 10 & 8. I spent several years hauling boats and I am also a delivery capt., and IMO, the added miles once it's on the truck will be less expensive than a trip through the keys and across the gulf by water, especially this time of year.
What boat did you get?

 

Actually, provided you can get the load down to legal height, the width will also add substantial miles to the trip. Any load over 12' wide must be detoured around construction zones (even though the width on a boat is well above the barriers). I hauled a 50 footer, 13.5' beam, from Boston to Morro Bay, CA. Roughly 3100 miles on interstates. The total permitted route was almost 4700. I ran 650 miles in NM alone, to avoid twenty miles of interstate construction.
But again, water deliveries can be pretty pricey, and there are far more fly-by-night delivery crews than there are fly-by-night boat haulers. Although I agree with you COMPLETELY on that point.