Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!

Truck. See if you can get a truck needing a load going west. There are
boat transport companies, and they may cut a deal if you give them a time
range. They may have a boat going East and no return load. Friend had his
40' sailboat transported from San Francisco to Annapolis 3 years ago but can
not remember the price.

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Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!

Depending on the service provider you can expect to pay anywhere from $1.25
to $2 per mile (truck). Friend of mine had 33 ft transported from FL to NY:
total $3,000. It's not cheap. Search the internet and check local Yellow
Pages. If they are not busy you may get a better deal. Good luck.











"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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Truck. See if you can get a truck needing a load going west. There are
boat transport companies, and they may cut a deal if you give them a time
range. They may have a boat going East and no return load. Friend had
his
40' sailboat transported from San Francisco to Annapolis 3 years ago but
can
not remember the price.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Truck. See if you can get a truck needing a load going west. There are
boat transport companies, and they may cut a deal if you give them a time
range. They may have a boat going East and no return load. Friend had
his
40' sailboat transported from San Francisco to Annapolis 3 years ago but
can
not remember the price.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!


No thinking required. Drive it.

Seriously, I agree with Calif Bill. It should be no problem and probably
the least costly to hire a boat transport company to haul it, although I'd
also investigate the deck cargo idea for a comparison cost.

My boat is slightly over 52 feet long, has a 15 foot beam and weighs almost
40k lbs. dry. They are built in California and the ones to be delivered to
the east coast are trucked across the country to Florida by the
manufacturer.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
k.net...
Truck. See if you can get a truck needing a load going west. There are
boat transport companies, and they may cut a deal if you give them a
time
range. They may have a boat going East and no return load. Friend had
his
40' sailboat transported from San Francisco to Annapolis 3 years ago but
can
not remember the price.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat
I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!


No thinking required. Drive it.

Seriously, I agree with Calif Bill. It should be no problem and probably
the least costly to hire a boat transport company to haul it, although
I'd
also investigate the deck cargo idea for a comparison cost.

My boat is slightly over 52 feet long, has a 15 foot beam and weighs
almost
40k lbs. dry. They are built in California and the ones to be delivered
to
the east coast are trucked across the country to Florida by the
manufacturer.

Eisboch


Deck cargo is interesting. Have 2 acquaintances who both bought aluminum
catamarans in Australia. The first 32' cost $2500 delivered to Long Beach,
Ca. They hoisted it off the top of the containers and dropped it in the bay
and the guys drove it up to San Francisco. 2nd boat was 40' and cost $4300
last year to deliver same way. Do not know how they figure the price.
Bill

Bills correct on this. Most boat moving companies start moving boats as
spring approaches. If you can wait for them to have a boat delivery in
the area where your boat is now their more than happy to have a boat on
the trailer for the ride back. I had a 27 foot boat shipped from
Maryland to NY about 5 years ago for $500., and I probably could have
pushed them for a better price, but I was happy with that price. They
had a boat to pick up in my area from a boat show. So they picked mine
up on the way up, dropped it off, and picked the other one up for their
ride south.

On 4 Jan 2005 21:52:33 -0800, wrote:

Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!

Truck it.

Probably truck, but it won't be cheap. Thousands of dollars.

Uh, this is boating after all. "Thousands of dollars" for anything these days
can now be considered cheap. :-)

Sail it!
G
wrote in message
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Hello,

Let's all put on our thinking caps for a few minutes. I found a boat I
like in VA. Its 37'l x 11.5'b x 12'h. It weighs 17,000 lbs.

Here's the hard part: I live in California. What is the most
economical and best way to transport the vessel? Since it is cold and
rainy here at home, I am in no hurry. I could buy it in February and
wait until April or May to arrive (after all time=money).
Rail? Truck? Deck cargo?

Let the thinkers begin to think!

Wallenius/Wilhelmsen Lines (car carriers) frequently stop in Brunswick,
Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., then transit to Port Hueneme, Ca..
I haven't got a clue as to cost, but they would be an option to look at.

otn