On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:02:38 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Alaska Inside Passage. Last year, wife asked me if I was interested
in cruising the Inside Passage and of course I said "sure", she shook
her head sadly and said, "I mean on a ship".
Eeeeeeew, a cruise ship, how would that be fun?
So, she is planning her trip of a lifetime with my two daughters,
flying to Fairbanks (been there myself) and taking a train down to
Anchorage and then by boat through the inside passage and then to
Seattle and then flying back here. YES, Expensive, but I cannot
complain because i have done some bizarro travelling which although
they did not cost much money, did cause her to worry.
So............how to cheaply get my 8000 lb boat to Seattle............

From what I've heard of your boat, you could buy another for the same
price as transportation. There are a few for sale locally.

You may want to budget for a survival suit, the water is a bit colder
on this side of the country and a little colder as you get further
north.