captainoftrasea
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Wait a minute. This thread says you plan to launch later this year, and your other thread says you just transited the Panama Canal and are headed to the Galapagos. ???
Which one is it?
Am I losing it, or did I miss something?
Here is a link to a blog I have been following for a few years of a fellow building a similar Bruce Roberts design out of steel. He is just about finished so you may get some good ideas.
Conall's Boat Build
Very impressive effort! Keep up the good work. I look forward to progress reports.
She is beautiful...
But(?). The boat is listed for sale in the classified section here(?).
Nice build . Keep us posted with new pics .
Nice!
What was/is the height of the boat when it was transported? How much did the boat way when moved?
Can you give an estimate on how much it cost to move the boat?
We have a fair amount of land and we could easily store a boat at no cost. The thought is that we would have the boat hauled 200 miles to a port, we would travel for a few months, and when done for the season, have the boat hauled back home. The boats we are looking at have beams small enough to travel by truck but height and weight are a concern.
Time is money and money is time. I have not much of either, much less to build/buy a boat. <sigh>
Thanks,
Dan
The Boat weighed 18 tons when moved , including engine and fuel tanks, probably 25 tons with empty tanks and completed. The height on the lorry was 15 feet 10 inches with the keel 12 inches from the road. The photos with the top off was when the low rider trailer was not available. Cost to transport 200 miles and lift on was £2200.00 that also included a escort vehicle. We had to notify the various police counties, but no police escort was required and given permission to straddle two lanes when needed.
Regards
Andrew
Andrew,
Thanks for the information. 200 miles is my guestimate for the distance we would have to travel. My guess is that we would be around the same cost in dollars. I expected your cost to have been higher. Glad it was not.
Your boat height helps. I can only think of one underpass for the first hour or so of the trip but it only takes one short bridge to be a problem 16 feet is a pretty tall load. I think I can look up the overpass heights online. Not sure about power lines though.
Thanks for the info,
Dan
We have a maximum height of 16 feet on side roads most motorways are 18 feet but always check and we did a dry run with a laser measure to be safe.