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270win

270win

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Jul 12, 2009
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Atlanta, GA
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1991 Sea Ray 350 SunDancer
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7.4 V Drives
We're looking at a step up in boat size and although we haven't landed on a particular boat, we're most likely getting into a 310-370DA. I've found a number of them in the Great Lakes and that would be my preference...or another fresh water lake. Anyway, I'm just curious about a price range to figure in for shipping/hauling a boat like that about 700 miles. Anyone do a similar haul?
 
You ship.com seems to a great resource for getting the best price on this type of haul. The only catch of hiring someone locally is that they usually charge for both ways unless they can get a return haul.
 
There could be a big difference in hauling a 310 vs. a 370 depending on height, width and weight. You are looking at around $4 per mile and increasing if you need multiple chase vehicles. The haul out is likely $300 plus.
 
So roughly within the $4K range for an 800 mile haul? That's not bad in the big scheme of things. I'll check out you ship too! Thanks!
 
U-Ship quote is $3540. If I could get a seller to split something in that range it wouldn't be a deal breaker.
 
A few thoughts.

Chesk your own back yard. They're are plenty of large lakes closer. Maybe you can find someone looking to size down and work a deal unless you have a buyer. Don't rule out rivers. Brackish is not a bad thing. Why fresh water. I'd rather have a well maintained salt water boat than a not maintained fresh water boat. I've never seen a 60' Bertram in a lake fishing for stripers
 
I've been looking and I've even seen some candidates in our lake. The boat in a my sig pic spent the first 15 years of it's life rack stored in Tampa and it was very well cared for. Still, the windshield now needs to be removed, blasted and coated as it's pitted very badly.

Our Wellcraft Express Cruiser spent many years in Miami Fl and although it too was well cared for, all the chrome had pitting and some of the metal exhaust components (exhaust pipes, not risers) were rotted badly.

If I get to choose, I'd prefer a fresh water only boat that has also been well maintained.
 
I'm using a hauler out of MN for my move from NY to Seattle. I have a 2005 390DA, twin diesels. 4-5 $/mile is accurate as I've shopped this move around quite a bit.

Look at CCBTI.com (cross country boat transport inc)

Tom


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Thanks for the leads folks!

Just to clarify what we're looking for. I'm looking at early 90's 350/370DA's to (up in year/down in size) 2000ish 310DA's. $40-50K range because I want to pay cash and be done with acquisition expenses.
 
Not sure if it helps, but our 98' 310 was shipped from Tucson to north of Denver last fall. Ended up going with a uship company, and they did an excellent job. It's on it's own custom trailer - not sure if yours will be - but it cost me $1550.
 
$1550 on my trailer for that haul does sound reasonable. I have a trailer that will hold about a 28' boat, but the weight rating is 10K so a 310 would be too much boat. I don't mind hauling something that size myself.

I just got a "bid" from a hauler to move a 350 DA from Michigan to Georgia for $5,950...That's enough to make me want to look more locally. I've also sent a contact out to uship.com letting them know I didn't mean to actually solicit bids from people trying to make a living hauling boats...I hate to be wasting people's time. I guess they capture the info and send it out to their sources to try to get the hauling jobs. I was just trying to get some realistic numbers.
 
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