Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Hi all,

We are thinking about moving to Florida and one of the problems we have is
to figure out how to get our Beneteau 361 there.
Should we sail it, use a trucking company?

Any information would be great and appreciated!

Thanks

Wolf

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Wolf wrote:

We are thinking about moving to Florida and one of the problems we
have is to figure out how to get our Beneteau 361 there.
Should we sail it, use a trucking company?

Any information would be great and appreciated!

I'm not at all an expert, but I am curious ... would you have time for
a relaxed trip, or would you have to hurry and treat it as a delivery?

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Semi relaxed, the goal would be to get it to Florida ASAP but without an
crazy schedule and enough time to make adjustments for weather or to take a
breather.

Wolf

"Lefty" wrote in message
.. .
Wolf wrote:

We are thinking about moving to Florida and one of the problems we
have is to figure out how to get our Beneteau 361 there.
Should we sail it, use a trucking company?

Any information would be great and appreciated!

I'm not at all an expert, but I am curious ... would you have time for
a relaxed trip, or would you have to hurry and treat it as a delivery?

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Wolf wrote:
Semi relaxed, the goal would be to get it to Florida ASAP but without
an crazy schedule and enough time to make adjustments for weather or
to take a breather.

my non-expert opinion would be that if you don't really want to visit
all the places in-between, ship it. but that's just me.

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Wolf wrote:
Hi all,

We are thinking about moving to Florida and one of the problems we
have is to figure out how to get our Beneteau 361 there.
Should we sail it, use a trucking company?

Either way will cost you, but I'd venture that the photo opportunities are
better the long way around.

Isn't this a little like "how long is a piece of string"?

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

I once asked a neighbor, who owns a local boat repair shop, why he
shipped a boat his father had given him from California to Virginia
instead of sailing it around. He said the where and tear bringing it
around would have been much more than the $3,000 or so he payed in
shipping.

Ron

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

And that is without figuring in the cost of going through the Panama canal.
These days it is not cheap.

Later,

Don W.

Ron Thornton wrote:

I once asked a neighbor, who owns a local boat repair shop, why he
shipped a boat his father had given him from California to Virginia
instead of sailing it around. He said the where and tear bringing it
around would have been much more than the $3,000 or so he payed in
shipping.

Ron

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Have to agree on that. I consider more and more to have it moved by truck.
Thanks everybody for your input!!!

Wolf

"Don W" wrote in message
.. .
And that is without figuring in the cost of going through the Panama
canal.
These days it is not cheap.

Later,

Don W.

Ron Thornton wrote:

I once asked a neighbor, who owns a local boat repair shop, why he
shipped a boat his father had given him from California to Virginia
instead of sailing it around. He said the where and tear bringing it
around would have been much more than the $3,000 or so he payed in
shipping.

Ron

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

And the wear and tear on the crew can be even worse than that on the boat.

I wouldn't do it on *any* schedule.

Don W wrote:

And that is without figuring in the cost of going through the Panama
canal.
These days it is not cheap.

Later,

Don W.

Ron Thornton wrote:

I once asked a neighbor, who owns a local boat repair shop, why he
shipped a boat his father had given him from California to Virginia
instead of sailing it around. He said the where and tear bringing it
around would have been much more than the $3,000 or so he payed in
shipping.

Ron


--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

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"Lefty" wrote:

Wolf wrote:
Semi relaxed, the goal would be to get it to Florida ASAP but without
an crazy schedule and enough time to make adjustments for weather or
to take a breather.

my non-expert opinion would be that if you don't really want to visit
all the places in-between, ship it. but that's just me.

Sounds like you've made your decision, but let me add my 2 cents.

We have friends who went from Marathon Florida to San Francisco, and
return. From FL to CA they shipped over land. They came back down
the coast of Mexico and through the Panama Canal.

They had these factors in their favor:

a) They'd owned the boat a long time and had upgraded her considerably
including a new engine and sails. They had also done considerable
cruising in Marathon before they left and in San Francisco while they
lived there.

b) They retired in order to take the trip and so were on no schedule.

c) Both of the couple were fluent in Spanish - his mom didn't speak
any English.

d) They were both long term hams.

e) Their boat was a CSY 44 WT

They started out with the Baha Haha in 2001 and went down to Mexico.
They were having so much fun down there that they stayed a year extra.
They just got home to Marathon this June (2003)

Notes on their trip are at
http://www.marill.com/siesta/Southbo...f_contents.htm
..

Now this was definitely a 'stop and smell the roses' type cruise - no
schedule at all. And they could have done it faster - probably could
knock a year or so off without a problem. But it still took almost a
year for them to do.


grandma Rosalie

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Truck it to Texas then sail across the gulf, spend a few days in Tampa, St
Pete, Then go through the Okeechobee waterway to the east coast. You can
skim the Gulf Coast along the"Redneck Riviera" and duck inside to the ICW if
things get too bumpy outside.

"Wolf" wrote in message
m...
Hi all,

We are thinking about moving to Florida and one of the problems we have is
to figure out how to get our Beneteau 361 there.
Should we sail it, use a trucking company?

Any information would be great and appreciated!

Thanks

Wolf

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:37:29 GMT, "Wolf"
wrote:

Hi all,

We are thinking about moving to Florida and one of the problems we have is
to figure out how to get our Beneteau 361 there.
Should we sail it, use a trucking company?

Question - Did it come with SAILS or a TRUCK?

Any volunteers to help Wolf sail his nice Beneteau from LA to FL
besides ME?!

When do we leave, Wolf? I need to pack....(c;

Hmm....if we don't hurry, we could spend Christmas in Panama enjoying
the warm weather....maybe stop and visit Belize on this side just to
make sure hurricane season is REALLY over....hmm....

We should get to Florida by, maybe, March? April? So many islands,
so little time!



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)
 

Another option. Sell your boat there and buy another in Florida. Boats
are generally much (?) cheaper in the southeast. You'd probably come
out ahead in the deal or at least even considering the cost of
shipping...and *plus* the un-rigging, haulout, re-stepping the mast,
bottom paint, storage while looking for a slip, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Moving boat from Los Angeles to Florida (Vero Beach)