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Assuming that your boat is not too long (e.g., 40' is the max length of a
trailer in N.J.) and not too wide for you to get a Wide Load Permit to
move
it over the highways, as your recognize, you have the height problem to
deal
with.

So get a wide load permit and move it on a Sunday morning if it is really
big. 40' boats are moved all the time on the highways.

The Eastern states have 13' 6" max. height. You might have to build
the hull in an inland location and then add the upper structure at the
shore. That's what was done with my parents' 32' cabin cruiser. Chris
Craft shipped it without the windshield and hardtop being mounted, and
then
the dealer mounted them.

The usual way this is dealt with is that the truck takes the exit at an
overpass and goes _around_ the height restriction. They also avoid the
interstates if required.

I've seen some pretty big sailboats moving along the highways. Pick a
location reasonably near the water if you want, but I think proximity to a
large city is more important (for shopping for those items you forgot to get
on a given day).

I agree that Manhattan is out of the question with cost for a space and a
typical farmer's barn is what you need to be looking for. Mexico and Canada
aren't required, just a semi-rural part of PA, NJ, or NY perhaps.

Heck you think you have problems with a 40' x what 12'-14' wide boat?

Check out this site (scroll to the bottom of the menu on left and click "On
to San Francisco"). That boat has to be 24' wide or so...
http://svrikki.net/RTT/On2SF.html

Good luck.


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