I did some research in Florida and the rules/laws I found were this:

Overal Length must be less than 48 feet.
Width 8'6"
Height 13'6"

And any trailer over 3000 pounds in Florida must have brakes.

Not sure if anyone else has any other data. But I never saw on how to
trailer anything wider than the 8'6" rule, it just stated that was the
maximum width.

BTW - A local dealer didn't even know of the law and regularly tows a 9'
beam. But the trailer is still like 8'7" wide so maybe that is it?? not
sure.

Mark.

"Larry" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:18:38 -0600, Messing In Boats wrote:

I have a similar sized boast, a 26' flybridge cruiser which is 13' tall,
9'6" wide and weighs about 10,000#. I bought it in Seattle, trailered it
home to Minnesota, and this June tralered it back out to Vancouver
Island so I could go up the Inside Passage. I will be trailering it down
to Miami for a cruise in the Bahamas this March.

I was under the impression that anything wider than 8' 0" needed special
permits to go over the public highways. Is this the case, and, if it is,
how hard are they to get, what kind of restrictions, etc.?

Thanks,
--

Larry
email is rapp at lmr dot com