Navigation tips - moving boat from West Sayville LI to Bridgeport

Alex - thanks
After reading everything here and thinking about it more, I looked into another option. While I still don’t have a deal in place yet, I got a quote to ground transport it to Port Jefferson. The company will drop it in the water for me at pj and from there it’s a short shot in the sound to my marina as I do this trip weekly. For $500 it might be the best way especially since the boat would be new to me and I won’t have any experience with it at that point.
The one negative is that I have to remove anything on the arch for transport, and of course I miss the interesting cruise.
I’ll report back on this.
Mark
This is for sure the safest and must economical route as you will use $ 500 + in gas
 
Alex - thanks
After reading everything here and thinking about it more, I looked into another option. While I still don’t have a deal in place yet, I got a quote to ground transport it to Port Jefferson. The company will drop it in the water for me at pj and from there it’s a short shot in the sound to my marina as I do this trip weekly. For $500 it might be the best way especially since the boat would be new to me and I won’t have any experience with it at that point.
The one negative is that I have to remove anything on the arch for transport, and of course I miss the interesting cruise.
I’ll report back on this.
Mark

Mark,

If you ask my opinion, I'd say bring her by water. Don't think that ground transportation is a walk in the park. There are arrangements and things that out of your control and those can get frustrated. Then you have to take stuff apart and reinstall them. All of this adds to the "hassle list". I trucked my 320DA from FL to NJ and it was not a smooth operation, bc of the trucking comp.

A new boat purchase process is a hassle of its own. IMO, the delivery trip is the reward for that hassle and adds the FUN factor you don't want to forget. I've done several delivery trips (mine and for friend's) and the experience was always great.

The trip from GSP are to CT is a great trip. You don't want to miss it. If the boat passes the survey, it should have no issues making that run. Make it fun, don't stress about it. You'll have either family or friends with you to help and you're there to enjoy the trip. Anything you need to learn about this run is what you'll need to learn regardless of a destination. The only variable here are couple well known trouble spots, which you can avoid by doing the NYC route.

If a cold weather is a factor, you can do the deal and leave the boat in LI until the spring. I did the same with my boat, as the closing was in January. So, I did few longer car trips over the winter to do basic stuff and check on the boat. No big deal, those are all exciting trips.

You have plenty of options and plenty of help. Trucking a boat is always a last resort for me.

Lastly, don't let few comments scare you. Quite often, it sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Take notes, study the charts, look for things to avoid and what to look for and you'll be just fine.
 
If you want another suggestion for a transporter, you can try Port Jeff Marine Maintenance. Based right near Port Jeff, of course. I'd bet that they could take care of anything that's on the arch.

They do enough transport in and out of Port Jeff harbor that Eric leaves a boom truck parked at the ramp to raise and lower masts on the sailboats he's hauling.

http://www.portjeffmarine.com/

Since you said you are in PJ weekly - where do you stay when there?
 
I was going to suggest this very option when the thread first started. May need to drop the radar but easily done and will save fuel. If it wasn’t the beginning g of winter I’d say take the seas… if you need a recommendation for a transport in the area I can suggest a company I have used.
Alex - thanks
After reading everything here and thinking about it more, I looked into another option. While I still don’t have a deal in place yet, I got a quote to ground transport it to Port Jefferson. The company will drop it in the water for me at pj and from there it’s a short shot in the sound to my marina as I do this trip weekly. For $500 it might be the best way especially since the boat would be new to me and I won’t have any experience with it at that point.
The one negative is that I have to remove anything on the arch for transport, and of course I miss the interesting cruise.
I’ll report back on this.
Mark
 
If you want another suggestion for a transporter, you can try Port Jeff Marine Maintenance. Based right near Port Jeff, of course. I'd bet that they could take care of anything that's on the arch.

They do enough transport in and out of Port Jeff harbor that Eric leaves a boom truck parked at the ramp to raise and lower masts on the sailboats he's hauling.

http://www.portjeffmarine.com/

Since you said you are in PJ weekly - where do you stay when there?
If you want another suggestion for a transporter, you can try Port Jeff Marine Maintenance. Based right near Port Jeff, of course. I'd bet that they could take care of anything that's on the arch.

They do enough transport in and out of Port Jeff harbor that Eric leaves a boom truck parked at the ramp to raise and lower masts on the sailboats he's hauling.

http://www.portjeffmarine.com/

Since you said you are in PJ weekly - where do you stay when there?
Brad - When I do this trip its only a day trip on the boat in the summer. Last summer I docked for the day at the town dock 2 or 3 times, a couple of times at Port Jefferson Yacht club (as member of Fayerweather Yacht club we get reciprocal privileges), twice at Mount Siani Yacht club and a couple of trips to Northport.

The previous year I actually made a trip to Greenport and back the same day as my wife did not want to stay overnight. That was a long day.....
 
I've gotta agree with Alex above. The easiest and safest option is right out the Fire Island Inlet and through the City. Just look for a good wx window and I know you'll be fine (and glad you did it.)
 
The advice from Captsteve (above) is legit. Just after the Throgs Neck Bridge, Stepping Stones is EASILY missed. You need to make the jog to port. It's marked but you have to pay attention.
 
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I wanted to circle back to this and thank everyone who offered me valuable advice here. I learned a lot about navigating that part of Long Island.

As of today I entered into a contract with a boat here on the Connecticut shore. It is on the hard, winterized and shrink wrapped so it will stay there until my survey and sea trail in the spring. This ride will be much easier :).

Thanks again,
Mark
 
I wanted to circle back to this and thank everyone who offered me valuable advice here. I learned a lot about navigating that part of Long Island.

As of today I entered into a contract with a boat here on the Connecticut shore. It is on the hard, winterized and shrink wrapped so it will stay there until my survey and sea trail in the spring. This ride will be much easier :).

Thanks again,
Mark

Hopefully all goes well with your survey ans sea trial. Then you can put all that knowledge into good use and plan a trip down.

-Kevin
 
The 340 can run outside the whole time. I delivered a boat from Maine to Mass and these boats do well in open water. Just pick your day and any Inlet that is rough hit them at slack tide. I think it would take the anxiety out of always wondering if you are going to hit bottom.
 
The journey through the Great South Bay to Jones Inlet and then navigating through NY harbor does seem intriguing. If you're ever considering a different kind of move, Three Movers might not set sail, but they've got some great moving tips. Wishing you calm seas, breathtaking views, and a seamless trip for your 340 Sundancer with V-Drives!
 

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