"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:39:25 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

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.

I got my trailer from the same folks Harry did and my boat hangs over
about 8 inches on both sides... and technically, should have an
oversize permit. (Apparently, it isn't really a safety issue, it is
all about revenue.) Trailer width on state highways is limited to 96
inches and 102 inches on the Interstates.

Your guy with the 33 footer likely would exceed the 60' overall
length.

This is an area not enforced by the DMV and there are several state
legislators now forming legislation (if not already introduced) that
would attempt to fix some of these outdated dimensions.

Bear in mind this is just NC.... YMMV....

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Oversized for your size boat is not a revenue generator. Then ar more
likely trying to keep the traffic flowing smoothly. So the permit requires
you to know when and where you can not tow.