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The distance from SF Bay to Tampa is 2900 miles, by truck should cost you
some $5000 (maybe more if it is oversize) and it should take 4 days. Go see
some brokers like CH Robinson, Intransit, Cargomaster, Freightquote.com,
Traffic Tech. The other option is a train, they beat trucking in pricing,
but will take 5 times longer to deliver.
Igor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Goodwin" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: ~How long to go from CA to FL?
> Seems like trucking it would be cheaper, wouldn't it?
>
> Or would it?
>
> Lots of times you can find a boat hauler who has just
> transported a boat from the east coast to the west
> coast, and is faced with returning empty handed. You
> might have to wait a while to find such a situation,
> but if you do find one, you might get a very good
> price for the haul.
>
> I did that when I needed to ship an engine to Maine
> from Seattle. Took the guy 3 months to get back to
> me, but he did eventually. In the meantime I had used
> Yellow Freight, though, because they will haul less
> than a truckload "LTL". Good company.
>
> You just have to search on the web and by phone, call
> boatyards, etc., to find independent boat haulers who
> go cross country. If you ask around enough, you'll
> find one who will do it.
>
> Dick
>
>
>
> --- wrote:
>
> > I still haven't figured out a relatively cheap
> > method of moving a Searunner
> > 37 from California to Florida. So... I'm doing more
> > research on the amount of
> > time it should take to sail the trip myself. I can
> > get 3 months off of work
> > and still collect a paycheck from one of my jobs
> > which should cover my
> > personal food costs.
> >
> > How long should it take to go from SF Bay in CA,
> > through the Canal, the
> > Caribbean, and the Gulf to Tampa Bay in FL if I were
> > in a hurry? I suppose
> > "hurry" is relative- I couldn't afford to run the
> > engine for long passages (that's
> > why I go for sailboats) and would be relying almost
> > exclusively on the sails.
> > Oh, this would be during June, July, and August.
> >
> > How much should it cost a 9000lb boat to go through
> > the Canal?
> >
> > Will my Conch Republic passport be accepted or will
> > I have to get an US
> > passport?
> >
>
>
>
>
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