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HK

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On Feb 10, 9:29 am, HK wrote:
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On Feb 10, 9:22 am, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:13:03 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:
No way to trailer that sort of boat, short of a tractor trailer and
(even worse) the oversize permits. I think the narrowest model, 33' or
over, is almost a 12' beam.
One of the captains I occasionally back up has a Hydra-Sports 330 CC
that he trailers to places when fishing is hot here or there and for
tournaments over 75 miles from his home base in Bristol RI.
That boat has a 10.5' beam and with the trailer, it's close to 11'
wide. The interesting thing is that he doesn't need a special permit
to haul the boat - he does need an oversize sign (he tows it with a
Ford F-450 dual) front and rear. All he needs to do is to call the
DOT in RI, pay a small fee (like $25) and he has his permit. He can
also do it online. When he goes to MA or NY, same thing - all done
online, quick and easy.
The Canyon 33 is almost a foot wider than the Hydra-Sports - 11'7"
which isn't too wide for a trailer - it's just under 12' which I think
is the total limit on non-special wide load permits. I could be wrong
though. I know that there are specialty trailer makers (Harry bought
his trailer from one that I know of) that can build a proper trailer
that's not wider than the boat it'self.
The nice thing about the Contender 31 I had was that it was under 10'
- 9'6" - and was a piece of cake to trailer around and I didn't need a
special permit for it when I did trailer it which wasn't often.
The one thing I really don't like about hauling big boats is looking out
the rear view mirror and seeing the "Battleship Missouri" two feet
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If you drive fast enough, the boat can't catch you...
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See, now can I drive your boat??

Sure, while it is on the trailer. Seriously, if you get your ass down
here, you're on. But I don't *do* winter fishing. I'd say - April - at
the earliest.