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I forgot to ask, are you going to be towing this as dead weight on the hitch? Or are you going to have access to a weight distribution hitch? A WDH would make a world of different in transferring weight load, so if you have someone you can borrow a head from, or even rent one, I know U-Haul locally here rents them, then I would do it, and as I and others have said, brakes, brakes and brakes again, you can't check them enough!
Did I mention Brakes!
in looking at your videos, and your pictures, I would take the flying bridge off as others have said, and then re-install if you decide you want it, but that darn gorge can be a real Bi**H if there is any wind at all, if it was me, I might even consider taking the flying bridge off and picking up a couple of sheets of plywood and temp attach them from the bow to the top of the cab, to create a more wind friendly profile on the front of the boat...without the windows in it, your going to have a sail with the wind going in the window holes, or at least cover the cutouts with plywood. Do anything you can to streamline it a bit, and it will pay off in the end..
Also, if you find yourself in a wind situation, pull off in one of the rest areas and wait it out, you will kill yourself trying to tow in the wind in the gorge, fatigue will make it a more dangerous venture, so don't let yourself get fatigued, it is always better to sit it out, then try to fight it..
What? Lose the flybridge? That's the coolest.
If someone else is hauling it and your under13'6" there's not much reason to do that.
Man if I had a say!
What's yer wifes number I'm gonna have to call her so she can give you the final NO on that!
I have been on the phone for over 3 hours trying to find a place to haul the boat for me. With very little success until I found this site. I found one guy that was a heck of a cool fella that gave me a rough price of $1.85 a mile.
He suggested I do it myself, that was without the whole story though. I called the Yacht club and asked them, they referred me to a boat yard who then referred me to a fella they use. I got a message in with them to call back.
I found a website that I think everyone should look in to if they are thinking about having anything (boats or otherwise) transported.
http://www.uship.com
You can create a listing for free but if you pay a small amount it will bump your listing up towards the top. Thats the way I understand it anyway. I paid $18.00 but could of done it for free.
Its like a backwards ebay for shipping
You set your price or range and all the info. If you click on "request a bid" there is 886 people (companies?) in the directory for boat moving. They list them as "Service Providers".
10 minutes after I placed my ad requesting bids I have my first one for $800. Thats much cheaper then I can do it for I am sure. I got a email, txt message and a automated phone call telling me about my bid!
