Guys been lurking awhile now I need some of your info. Great site by the way. I am looking at a 42' Post Sportfisherman, can I transport this boat across the panhandle if I just take the hardtop off or is it too tall? Thanks, Jerry
I think you'll run into a problem with height & beam, but why not just contact an overland boat hauler. They'll give you the restrictions and the price.
I am buying a 1979 Egg Harbor 33 footer and have researched the over the road transport quite extensively. She has a 13 foot beam and measures 14 ' 8" tall from the lowest point of the boat which is the keel to the highest point on the bridge which is the windshield. She can not be taken over the road without removing the bridge which I do not want to do. I spoke with some 10 - 12 transporters and they all say the same thing. The boat can not measure taller than 13' 6" from the lowest to the highest point. Good luck with the purchase. BTW - I am also new to the site and love it!
I'm going to sea trail the boat Weds and I will find out the highest point from the keel I cant seem to find this info on the Internet anywhere. I just thought someone on this site may be familiar with this boat. I would like to get it across the panhandle but if not I'm sure the ride around Fla can't be all bad has to be beautiful and I'll make the most of it. Any body got a idea at an average 15knot cruise how long the trip is from Panama City to Jacksonville.
.... also be sure that the keel is the lowest point. Sometimes the rudder extends below the keel and must be accounted for in its height measurement.
Welcome neighbor. Is that 13'6 to the keel or to the roadbed? (total clearance including truck). Jarhead, welcome also. That trip should only take 3 days, 4 at most. Cross LAKE OKEECHOBEE from St. Lucie to Ft. Meyers. With all the rain this year it should be easy.
I spoke with my transporter again a few minutes ago b/c I am trying to convince him to make the 2 mile trip from my marina to my house so I can store it over the winter and work on her at my house. He said the total height of the vessel can not be taller than 13' 6" b/c with the trailer height it needs to be under 15' (I think that's what he said, may have been 14' 6") to be legal. I think he will try this short transport but will not go for my transport from VA to NY.
NYCAP, It can only be 13'6" to the highest point from the roadbed. I was hoping I could cross Lake Okeechobee it sure knocks alot off the trip. I guess I should just plot pretty much a straight course across the gulf to Ft Myers. Maybe knock that out in a day.
There is one turn as you go up the hill from the marinas . Make sure he knows about that if your house is that way or he may be on channel 12.
Yeah it's going up the hill towards McNulties. He transported my 31' Thompson from my house there with no problem but then again that doesn't have a bridge!
Just to update went to survey and seatrail a long story short the boat had high moisture levels in the core hull sides. Surveyor said it could be fixed if it was not mush. He also advised me to walk away which was my plan as soon as he put the meter on it. I did feel sorry for the owner as he had no clue. That is two boats and about $2500.00 dollars lost but that's what happens when you look at older boats.
That's not $2500 lost. It's $2500 well invested. Maybe it would be a good idea to invest in a meter so you could take a few sample readings on any boat that interests you before going to survey or at least bang your knuckle down the hull for soundings.
I don't understand the wetness problem. Post didn't core their boats, to the best of my knowledge. Was it delaminated (the glass, that is) or is this a pre 1977 boat that had a wood house? Moisture meters are only as good as the guy using them. There could be condensation or water in the hull and a meter will pick it up. Oh well! I'm sure your surveyor knew what he was doing. If it was on the Gulf Coast, maybe it was a Katrina boat.