shekmark

Marina says they can bring my boat 365 miles from NY state to NJ with a one ton pickup. Is that reasonable? I have lowboy flatbed option from another guy with a semi truck. He is most expensive , but has experience even with Formula factory. $2500! My other estimated are closer to $1900. Also they recommend open top. No shrink wrap or cockpit cover. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. Crap, sorry about the caps!

phughes69

DO THE SHRINK WRAP. Even though it is only 365 miles what happens if it is raining the whole way, the cockpit gets trashed and the interior will also get some crap too. Had a friend transport his 38' Sea ray from Florida and the dealership didn't shrink wrap it. It cost a couple thousand just to clean it up and detail it after the cockpit got trashed.

PremierPOWER

How does rain trash a cockpit? It's a boat. Shrink wrap would be nice to keep the bugs off though

phughes69

rain is dirty and especially being towed behind a diesel truck. You will soot where you didn't think it could get. Just be prepared to give the cockpit a good cleaning. I wonder what kind of crack pipe they are smoking to not even suggest that the cockpit cover be installed

Bromaguire

Thats not true. Unless its a semi or a hillbilly with stacks coming of their bed soot shouldn't be an issue. I had my 400ss towed from Cleveland to Miami and it really wasn't that dirty when I arrived to pick it up. I also had it brought back up without any issues. As I mentioned to the OP in his other thread just take the carpets out and be prepared to clean the boat when it arrives.

Also mine was towed with a 3500 Denali DRW. My trailer is a gooseneck, so it was within the trucks rated capacity.

offshorexcursion

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Covers can come loose causing damage

Shrink wraps a nice option

Any legal, insured, DOT hauler should work.

Many 1 Ton Duallys can legally and easily haul that boat.

Quinlan

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Shrink it. You will be happy you did.

F-2 Speedy

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Captsmitty

Do not wrap it, the wrap will mark the hull from the air movement at 65 + mph. Fourmula has felt lined transport wrap use when they ship from the factory.

ROB FREEMAN

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I shipped my old fountain shrink wrapped ,new owners request . when he got it, he said he wished it never got wrapped .of course he probably would have said he wished it got shrink wrapped if it didn't lo