GL: Finishing The Loop

[fred]

RC,

I have an American Tug, a similar boat, which was trucked across the 
country to Rhode Island when I bought it.  I suggest you do contact a 
trucking outfit now, as there are numerous route restrictions due to bridge 
clearances and other dangers.  A specialist in boat hauling would know what 
routes and destinations are possible and which are not.

For your amusement, the 2nd photo on this page:

http://www.tug44.org/first/

... is my boat sitting on the truck flatbed, ready to go.  The rear railing 
on top of the roof was removed to reduce height so that it will just barely 
fit under bridges on the interstates.  The radar mounts are also removed.  
A later boat on the same route actually struck an overhead and was damaged. 
 

There were several delays en route as the boat sat at various state lines 
for days, waiting for state police escorts thru their state.

Nordic Tugs, just like American Tugs, are very tall and bridge clearance is 
the major issue.  Talk to the boat hauler FIRST!

Fred
Tug 44

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From: Seasalt007 at aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 9:14 AM
To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: GL: Finishing The Loop 

I would like to finish the loop in 2010. The Great Lakes and the northern  

rivers are our missing parts. In 2002 we took our 45' Californian from 
Galveston  to Boothbay Harbor, ME. We were doing the loop then but got 
diverted 
in NYC by  the thought of summering in Maine (lobster). Then we returned to 

Florida for the  winter.

In 2006 we took our tug from SW Florida up the Tenn Tom to Pickwick, TN,  
turned right and went to Knoxville. We then returned to Florida.

So in 2010 I would like to truck the tug to the NYC area and resume the  
loop. Why truck? We've done the East Coast of the US several times and 
would  
rather not do it again for a while. Plus my Nordic Tug has a 13'11" beam  
and no fly bridge. The  trucking price should be fairly reasonable.

Questions:

1. Where in the general NYC or New Jersey area would the list  recommend 
that we offload the boat and prepare it for the trip?

2. What would be a good target date to resume the loop from the NYC area in 

 terms of lock openings and weather?

 It is way too early to get quotes from boat haulers but I would  
appreciate any recommendations or bad experiences.

I know there are many other considerations so I would like to hear about  
some of them from the collective.

Thanks

RC
42' Nordic Tug
Punta Gorda

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