HI - Has anyone ever moved a Hunter 320, 326 or 310 over the road with the Arch attached? It seems like a real pain to have to remove this when moving the boat to my back yard for the winter. I did a rough measurement and I measure about 13'6" from the ground to the top of the arch, this is with the boat on stands (shoal draft). This seems a little high to go over the road. Does anyone move their H320, H326, H310 over the road with the arch attached?
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Be careful when removing
We had our 1998 H340 moved last fall and the boat yard had to remove the arch. They broke several large pieces of fiberglass in the process where the arch is attached to the deck. We were not present when this was done and it was a hard lesson not to be there during de-rigging. I recommend you do it yourself or have somebody that knows what they are doing remove it. Good luck. Ken
We had our 1998 H340 moved last fall and the boat yard had to remove the arch. They broke several large pieces of fiberglass in the process where the arch is attached to the deck. We were not present when this was done and it was a hard lesson not to be there during de-rigging. I recommend you do it yourself or have somebody that knows what they are doing remove it. Good luck. Ken
Thanks for the replies. I would move the boat only a few miles, from the marina to my back yard. There are no bridges to go under, but many utility wires. I would have professional boat movers move it, like Brownell, http://www.brownellsystems.com/index.htm. Another boat moving company told me they will only move boats that are 13'2" or less in height. Not sure what the H320 (shoal draft) would be. I'm not near the boat so getting a measurement is tough.
Remove the arch
I have a 98 310 with a fiberglass arch. Unfortunately, I had to remove the arch each time the boat was hauled over the road back home for the winter. I'm not exactly sure of the regulations but it has something to do with having to get an oversized permit which apparently includes having to professionally survey and certify that all bridges and wires will clear along the route (aka $$$). It is a pain to lower because the bolts are difficult to access. I've done it several times and I wished Hunter had thought about that in the design to make it easier to remove/reinstall. In fact, we now keep the boat at the yard primarily to avoid the hassle and/wear and tear on the fiberglass mounting surface which introduces another pain of having to travel back and forth to the boat during the fall/spring to do off season maintenance. (however the cost for hauling and cost for storing in the boat yard were about the same).
I have a 98 310 with a fiberglass arch. Unfortunately, I had to remove the arch each time the boat was hauled over the road back home for the winter. I'm not exactly sure of the regulations but it has something to do with having to get an oversized permit which apparently includes having to professionally survey and certify that all bridges and wires will clear along the route (aka $$$). It is a pain to lower because the bolts are difficult to access. I've done it several times and I wished Hunter had thought about that in the design to make it easier to remove/reinstall. In fact, we now keep the boat at the yard primarily to avoid the hassle and/wear and tear on the fiberglass mounting surface which introduces another pain of having to travel back and forth to the boat during the fall/spring to do off season maintenance. (however the cost for hauling and cost for storing in the boat yard were about the same).
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