boat trnsport

[tejohnsrude]

Can anyone give some idea as to transport costs of a C-Dory Cruiser 22' from let's say NY or FL or places in the middle to the Seattle area? Any companies to be recommended? Avoided?
Thanks for any info. I am a C-Dory wannabe and am nearly there as I have someone who really wants to buy my 30' Cruising Catamaran (Sailboat)

Ted

[El and Bill]

We have trailered our 22' C-Dory cross country many times ourselves and had enjoyable vacation trips living in the boat at RV or State Parks en route. Many owners have done this. If you plan to have a trailer for your boat anyway, you might consider trailering her yourselves. That's part of the pleasure of owning a small trailerable boat, we think.

[Wefings]

We have a hauler that is licensed and insured and hauls on your trailer [ or ours if we have one that fits] for 1.50 Per Mile one way . Sometimes we can do a "backhaul" depending on where its going/coming. If you are interested give me a call or P.M.
Marc

[Sea Wolf]

ted-

Here's a repeat of a post from last month where we were dealing with the cost per mile to transsport a boat from So. California to Alaska:


I checked the transport service above and they wanted $1064 to transport a vehicle from Barstow to my home in Redding, a distance of 575 miles. This equals $1.85 per mile. It would be quite a bit more for a large trailer, or one with a boat on it. (It's harder to load on a trailer than a vehicle that can be driven on the transporter.)

For purposes of comparison, to do this for someone with a private vehicle, you'd have to divide the 575 miles by , say, 14 miles per gallon, equaling 41 gallons of gas. This fuel would cost you $109 at $2.65 per gallon.

You'd also have to have 10 hours of wages, which at $14.00 (or more) an hour, would equal $140.

And you'd also have to stay at a motel every day on longer trips, equaling $80 or so.

Then there's wear and tear on the tow vehicle and your insurance costs (if you want to figure the ins. into it):

$25,000 vehicle divided by 150,000 miles = $0.18 per mile, and that plus service costs, etc. So 575 miles times 18 cents per mile= $103 + service work and repairs, say = $125.

Cost =$109 +$140 + $80 + $125 = $454, (one way).

The above assumes you're going to get paid both ways (not freewheeling on the return trip. If you have to freewheel it back, figure double the costs, or $908. This equals $1.58 per mile.

That truck transport is startin' to look pretty good!

Joe.

[drjohn71a]

Thanks for the eye-opening, different perspective!

John

[tejohnsrude]

THANK YOU EVERYONE. YOU HAVE ANSWERED MY QUESTION. THIS IS A TERRIFIC SITE, AND YOU ARE GOOD FOLKS

TED