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Oops, 22' beam. Same comments though.
Maybe you could find a C5A military transport with
some free time... :-)
Dick
--- Richard Goodwin <> wrote:
> I think the main problem here will be the 26' beam.
> The width limit on all US highways is 8', or 8.5' in
> Maine. Even with escorts, which are expensive, you
> don't get as much as 26', I don't think, either
> horizontally or vertically.
>
> Dick
>
>
>
> --- Giff Hammar <> wrote:
>
> > I used Dallas-Mavis out of Jacksonville, FL when I
> > shipped our
> > monohull cross country. They were a little more
> > expensive than
> > the others, but they returned my phone calls and
> did
> > an
> > excellent job.
> >
> > Giff
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> >
> [mailto:]On
> > Behalf Of monny
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 1:36 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: lv-ab: ~How long to go from CA to FL?
> >
> >
> > 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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