T&T: DELIVERY Options: Land or Sea

[John Blackburn]

I looked into this 3 years ago for a 44 DeFever in Seattle going to the 
east coast.  The 15' beam was the problem, too wide for rail because it 
wouldn't fit through the rail bridges over the Mississippi, over the 
road was really expensive because of the need for a lead and following 
car, plus clearences both in width and height would have made the route 
very circuitous, using back roads etc.  In some cases there would have 
been a requirement for a Police escort.  Dockwise would have more than 
doubled the price of the boat.  Have you priced going down the rivers 
and through the Panama Canal and then up the west coast?  Still 
expensive but a great trip!

I gave up and purchased our boat on the east coast.

John Blackburn
44 DeFever "Yak Rack"
Deale MD

skinner555@comcast.net wrote:

>I am considering purchasing a 50', 50,000 lb  trawler with a flying bridge on the Great Lakes and bring her to Seattle.  I would appreciate any opinions on the 2 delivery options I have.  I can hire a delivery captain/crew  and have her  brought down through the river system to Port Everglades (about 2000 NM)  and then onto a Dockwise transport ship (then on to Vancouver).  Or, I can have the bridge (and electronics, & considerable stanchions etc, seats) removed, put her  on truck for overland  transport, then get her  recommissioned in Seattle.  Costs are about the same.  Any suggestions?  Anyone have experience with Dockwise? Transporting bigger boats on the road? Thanks
>Bob 
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