Dear All,

I am in Minnesota, trying to get into motoryachts. oh, somewhere in the
28-38 foot range, but the big trouble seems to be an availability of
trailers, I have searched the web for tri-axles and the like, but
there doesn't seem to be alot out there, something I can haul with a
3/4 ton pickup, that is able to pull 12k lbs or so......... Am I
looking in the wrong places? The trailer type I am looking for would
be haul from wherever I can pick the boat up, lets say 1000 miles and
then year to year, 3 miles to the lake, and three miles back once a
year. Maybe a 3-400 mile trip with it every 2-3 years or
so....................

Advice?

Ron

"Ron" wrote in message
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Dear All,

I am in Minnesota, trying to get into motoryachts. oh, somewhere in the
28-38 foot range, but the big trouble seems to be an availability of
trailers, I have searched the web for tri-axles and the like, but
there doesn't seem to be alot out there, something I can haul with a
3/4 ton pickup, that is able to pull 12k lbs or so......... Am I
looking in the wrong places? The trailer type I am looking for would
be haul from wherever I can pick the boat up, lets say 1000 miles and
then year to year, 3 miles to the lake, and three miles back once a
year. Maybe a 3-400 mile trip with it every 2-3 years or
so....................

Advice?

Ron


A trailer for a 38 foot boat will be the size of a typical tractor-trailer.
Are you sure you're qualified to drive something that big?

The trailer will definitely need brakes; by law, and also because your tow
vehicle doesn't have enough braking power for such a big load.
Once you get bigger than a 24' boat, the beam gets bigger, too. That usually
means getting permits to tow it. In some places the permit is just another
fee, in some places permits are for specific time periods. In addition to
the permits, the width of the boat and trailer will limit the roads you can
travel on (legally and safely).

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
Dear All,

I am in Minnesota, trying to get into motoryachts. oh, somewhere in the
28-38 foot range, but the big trouble seems to be an availability of
trailers, I have searched the web for tri-axles and the like, but
there doesn't seem to be alot out there, something I can haul with a
3/4 ton pickup, that is able to pull 12k lbs or so......... Am I
looking in the wrong places? The trailer type I am looking for would
be haul from wherever I can pick the boat up, lets say 1000 miles and
then year to year, 3 miles to the lake, and three miles back once a
year. Maybe a 3-400 mile trip with it every 2-3 years or
so....................

Advice?

Ron

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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With boats bigger than that, it's better to use a professional boat
hauler, but that can be pricey. Most professional boat movers get
$100/$125 per hour plus an upfront "start the engine" (generally a
couple of hundred) fee to get the hauler to the boat, the
mileage/hourly charge starts from there.

You have expensive haulers down there in the People's Republic of CT.

Up here the best know boat hauler/launcher on the south shore is Sims
Brothers. They build their own hydraulic trailers and have quite a "fleet"
of them. To me, they are very reasonable ... I think it was about 200-250
bucks to pick up the boat, haul it about 20 miles to Scituate, launch, hang
around until you felt comfortable that everything worked ok and then took
off to pick up the next person. At the end of the season it was another
200-250 to retrieve the boat, haul it to the house and block it up on
stands. All of their drivers were great to deal with and took time to make
sure everything was "right". No "start the engine" charge, either. I used
Sims Brothers for years when I stored various boats at my house. They even
supplied the storage blocks and gave me a set of stands.

The biggest boat I felt comfortable hauling and launching myself was my old
26' Century 7000 Express. It was a heavy son of gun (probably water-logged)
but I could haul, launch and retrieve it myself onto it's old wobbly
trailer. Of course I was also 12 years younger at the time. When I moved
up to bigger boats I started using Sims Brothers. Now I don't haul anything
anywhere. The boats are stored at the marina.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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BTW .... to the OP:

I think you're nuts to even think about hauling around a 30+ foot boat long
distances.
Hire a reputable hauler.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I think you're nuts to even think about hauling around a 30+ foot boat
long distances.
Hire a reputable hauler.

Eisboch



Give the guy a break. He said he was just getting into it and wanted
advice. No need for insults when doing so.

" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I think you're nuts to even think about hauling around a 30+ foot boat
long distances.
Hire a reputable hauler.

Eisboch



Give the guy a break. He said he was just getting into it and wanted
advice. No need for insults when doing so.


Sorry Sheriff, sir. I've been reading too many posts that follow the JimH
rules of NG etiquette.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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I think you're nuts to even think about hauling around a 30+ foot boat
long distances.
Hire a reputable hauler.

Eisboch



Give the guy a break. He said he was just getting into it and wanted
advice. No need for insults when doing so.


Sorry Sheriff, sir. I've been reading too many posts that follow the JimH
rules of NG etiquette.

Eisboch


Whatever.

Sorry you did not get the point I was making.

Have a nice evening and................. ;-)

" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message
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Give the guy a break. He said he was just getting into it and wanted
advice. No need for insults when doing so.


Sorry Sheriff, sir. I've been reading too many posts that follow the
JimH rules of NG etiquette.

Eisboch


Whatever.

Sorry you did not get the point I was making.

Have a nice evening and................. ;-)


Lemmie see ... does "I was not looking for a lecture from a stranger.
;-)" sound familiar?
That was one of your better lessons.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in message
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I think you're nuts to even think about hauling around a 30+ foot boat
long distances.

Give the guy a break. He said he was just getting into it and wanted
advice. No need for insults when doing so.


Sorry Sheriff, sir. I've been reading too many posts that follow the
JimH rules of NG etiquette.

Eisboch


Whatever.

Sorry you did not get the point I was making.

Have a nice evening and................. ;-)


Lemmie see ... does "I was not looking for a lecture from a stranger.
;-)" sound familiar?
That was one of your better lessons.

Eisboch


Whatever.

Try to treat new members with respect. They may not be millionaires, own a
multi acre horse farm or a stable of expensive cars and Grand Banks
boats..........but they do not deserve to be treated with respect.

BTW: I included your nasty response that you conveniently cut out of your
most recent reply. (pasted at the top of this post). By deleting it I
guess you agree that your comments were uncalled for and rude.

Just for you............... ;-)