No offense, but have you looked at the water levels in Lanier lately?
I bought a Sea Ray 345 Sedan Bridge off Lanier several years ago and had to remove the bridge to bring it back to Knoxville, TN. It's really no big deal, but it's very time consuming to mark everything properly so it all goes back the way it came off.
I've never taken the bridge off a 58, but it's just a fiberglass shell that's not that heavy. Seems to me four guys could do it, but you may want to contact Hatteras directly to get their input. That's one thing I can say for Hatteras that I can't say for other boat manufacturers I've dealt with. You can rest assured they will still have somebody at the factory who was there when that boat was built, and they'll be able (and willing) to answer any questions you may have.
You may want to verify the overall height of that 58 without the bridge if your transport company hasn't done that already. That's still going to be a tall boat to get into Lanier. Heck, take it north to Hales Bar on the Tennessee where they have water, and we'll park 'em side by side. Unless you own a lakefront home, it would save you a ton of money vs marinas on Lanier.
Seriously, it's only 90 minutes or so from Atlanta and you'd have access to the entire world from there. Besides, who wants to run a 58YF in circles on a dried up duck pond?
