New 36' Spectre Wide load Permit?? !!
 

I'm having a 36' Spectre built with the arneson package to be finished in July. The boat is 10'2", the legal limit for width in North Carolina is around 8'9". The permit is only $100 but the fine without one is $500. Plus wide load banners etc. on the truck. Also traveling thru other states causes more permits. What is everone else doing with these boats?

Race Teams hire a service to obtain Oversize permits in the States that required them in advance....Contact Advantage Permits (800 information)& or similiar service. Be Prepared to furnish a Cert. of Insurance from your Insurance Carrier as proof....Most pleasure boaters shoot crap, and lose....Without a wide load permit it could cost you thousands in fines and aggravation....Good Luck

Thanks for the info, The law in NC is anything over 8' 9"
Yes my is the first to be built ,as is gets closer to being done I'll post pics.

Hawk, thanks for the name of the company. I figured if I get caught it could be a big fine. Here in NC they are really starting to crack down on overwieight/ width vehicles.

Mkae sure you have your tows vehicle plated correctly, also if you are running dual wheels on the trailer it pputs you in a different liscense category along with the type of brakes you have. Also try to check into the laws of other states you may be travelling in. as each state has it's own variation on the laws regarding transport. Good luck and I wish I was having this problem.

Around here anything over 8'6" is Wide Load requireing permit & banner

How many people just roll down the road with these cats with no permits at all? And do they get popped for it?

alot of people tow with duallys and no permits and get away with it, not the best idea but people do it

doesn't that also restrict a person towing at certain hours??? i was told that you couldn't tow from dusk to dawn. good luck and please post pics of that when you can, what kind of power under the hatch????

I'm not sure about the dusk - dawn you may be correct. My Spectre will have arneson asd-6 drives and 572 cu. 765 Hp engines turing 6400 rpms. naturally aspirated motors.

Byron I still would have wanted the asd-8 both short of that and permiting ,its going to be a very nice rig can't wait to see pictures
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we towed mike lavorsis 36 spectre from ft meyers to chicago with no problems with no permits any things legal till you get caught just play dumb and beg for forgivness good luck

Hey cessna, I really think the asd-6 are a better choice for this package. Theu use less hp than a bravo and are by far stronger. I also have the upgraded gears. I'm under the torque rating for these drives. Also when have you ever seen an Arneson break? the choice was not about the money but more for efficiency. This boat should be close to 130 mph, how many boats of this size will be faster with this kind of power? Most of the boats I see running this speed are running 1000hp-1350hp. I'll be using half that.
Thanks for the input I'll post pics soon!

Every state has it's own rules and YOU must find them out !

Anything over 8 1/2 feet is an oversize load in most states . Some states , or even some areas of some states , over 8 feet is oversize . Call a permit broker and have them set it up for the staes you will travel to get home . It's a lot of info they want !

Exact dimensions of truck and trailer and weight .

Bumper to bumper, axel to each axel, axel to hitch ball, trailer legnth, trailer axels (to each) rear over hang, front over hang, side overhang, etc. etc. etc .......:( :( OH , and weight on EACH AXEL .......
They want to know exactly what days you will be traveling . They do expire . Only can travel Monday to friday , daylight hours, (NOT RUSH HOUR), No holidays , no bad weather .........You must tel them exactly what roads you will eb on . They will check them and OK them or re direct you where you can FIT !!

They use "oversize Load " signs front and back . And red flags at all 4 corners. These can be bought in any truck stop. You figure out how to mount them !:D

My permits for Michigan , Ohio, PA, and Jersey to bring my 39x12 express cat home was only about $160 for all of them . Now that it's home and when it runs , I just hold my breath , say a couple prayors , and go ! No permits localy . I was stopped by the HEAD D.O.T. inspector once ! HE didn't know what to do with me . I bluffed my way through it . Told him it was my boat , not for hire , NON Comercial, and I told him I didn't need permits to travel in my own state under these conditions .......... He looked at me kind of funny ,:crazy: Said he would have to look that up , and let me go !:D It realy blew his mind when he saw I have FARM plates on my truck !!:D :D

GEt the permits to bring it home ! And if you travel any distance with it later. Localy on roads that you know real well , I wouldn't bother but thats just me . Permits do help you to plan a safe route ! You know there are some roads you WILL NOT FIT ON ! And it sucks to find out the hard way ! The thing is , Even with the right permits , YOu can't move it on weekends ! And the permits state that too . SO now you have to leave Friday and come home Monday !! :D Not a bad idea huh !

Best of luck with the new boat and figuring out how to haul it . There are tons of guys on here in the trucking industry that can help point you to permit brokers . Just ask ! JOE

ive seen some of the big race cats that ride on a custom trailer, tilted on their side at what looks like a 45 degree angle. Does it make the load narrow enough to be a non wide load? That i dont know. Cool if it did. In jersey you cant tow a wide load on weekends, which sucks becuase weekends seem like a good time for the boat, no?

Good luck with it.............Beautiful Boat!

Well I know I have seen a certain 39 Express cat from Chicago with all the wide load stuff as explained above traveling both at night and on holidays. He brings his cat to LOTO all the time and I have pass him a few times on the highway. I do not know much about this, but I thought I would pass that along.

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I towed my 35' Motion Cat (9'-3" beam) from TNT in Miami to Phoenix (2300 miles one way). Had a few Texas State Patrol slow down, get behind, then slowly pass. I did make sure I had the trailer registered in my name before I picked up the boat to avoid being pulled over for no plate or temp. plate. Don't speed, stay in the right lane and hug the white line.

There sure is alot to think about here. I checked today at NC DMV and she said I could travel on weekends with the permit. I think under 12' and recreational works for this. Thanks for all the info guys. This is pretty interesting stuff.

a 39 express is far bigger then a 36 spectre you should be able to get right thru but definately get it registreed, my bro bought his 39 express home with permits from fla to nj, never got stopped or pulled over.he did have signs and strobes i guess that figured he was legit and didnt bother

How about the weigh stations, are you guys going thru or just pass them by?

I'm also thinking of running my Wide load banner locally not to get popped and keep em happy here, and going down I-95 I think I should be OK

My boat is 9'1" beam and has been too and from FL from MD with no permits hell not even a tag on trailer one trip.

No problems at all.

Every state has max width reg's most are 8' 6" 102" wide and most states will allow a non CDL driver to run around the clock under a certain width. Most state's allow it if you they do not reguire and escort.

Just build one bunk higher then the other to offset width...