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Delezynski · Jul 4, 2015

lizdom said:
i know yor right but what about the guy tht went from Japan to hawaii on a 9ft sailboat.....
okay does anyone know the cheapest way to get the boat back to california i dont have a vehicle?????? it will be great for the delta and sailing in the bay right??

What Sumner said is all true about the trailer & all.

But, if you can find a friend with a car, that would work. I understand that Walmart lets motor homes park overnight in there parking area when traveling. If you are very tight on funds, you might try that, and live aboard the boat on the trip. Just remember to take it slow and easy!

Jill and I stay aboard, on the hard, when we are prepping the boat for the water. Have you stayed aboard for a few days yet? That might be a good idea to get started knowing your boat.

Are you from the Bay area? Do you know the Delta? Did you see our Youtube about our Bay & Delta trip?

Greg

wufibugs · Jul 4, 2015

Liz, there is absolutely no reason to ship the boat you describe to California. There are countless similar boats in the same or better condition that you can take off someone's hands for next to nothing. Even if the boat was free, and I'm assuming it was, the cost in gas and potential maintenance involved in trailering it 3000 miles will end up being a break even proposition.

JohnCTV21 · Jul 4, 2015

You don't say where on the east coast your currently located. But that picture looks familiar.

If your near CT, I would be happy to give it a quick once over and give you a few options.

I have moved a few boats across the country, not a terrible project if you plan properly.

Delezynski · Jul 4, 2015

Jill just read the first post and hit me with what I SHOULD have realized in the first place.

That big of a trip requires a lot of planning and if you investigate it, you will find that you can not take that boat through the Panama Canal. It's not like the old days. :cry:

First, you need to be able to do it in a specified time frame and that boat is not likely to be able to make the speed required, and certainly not the range on an electric drive. And it would not be able to carry the required number of line handlers and pilot. SO, it would need to be trucked across the land.

Greg

Joe · Jul 5, 2015

Cruising down the coast of Florida is one thing.... ICW is your safety net.... Maybe your Mac will stay together long enough to cross the Caribbean.... but sailing north up the west coast of Mexico, Baja, Southern and Central California.... Forget it. Make a more realistic plan. Renting a U Haul truck to tow your boat to the west coast makes more sense and will cost less... way less. Right now you're sounding pretty naïve.

Kermit · Jul 5, 2015

Delezynski said:
Jill just read the first post and hit me with what I SHOULD have realized in the first place. That big of a trip requires a lot of planning and if you investigate it, you will find that you can not take that boat through the Panama Canal. It's not like the old days. :cry: First, you need to be able to do it in a specified time frame and that boat is not likely to be able to make the speed required, and certainly not the range on an electric drive. And it would not be able to carry the required number of line handlers and pilot. SO, it would need to be trucked across the land. Greg

Maybe she should skip the canal all together. Wait until things warm up in Cape Horn.

Or maybe a friend could have her trailer waiting on the east coast of Panama. Trailer it (kayakers call it "portaging") to the west coast and continue on. Just think of the gas it would save without the weight of the boat. Or maybe she could stow away on a freighter in the canal.

chp · Jul 5, 2015

Another way to move it would be possibly by rail. Here in Canada I have several co-workers ( we're pilots ) had their cars shipped by rail when they would take a base change. It was actually cheaper than gas, hotels, and food had they driven it themselves. You still have to arrange to get it there and pick it up, but at least you don't have to worry about the trailer problems along the way.

agprice22 · Jul 5, 2015

Clearly she should wait til Summer and pass through the arctic! No canal, no Baja, no caribe, smooth sailing right!

Kings Gambit · Jul 5, 2015

The departure point is not indicated; however, Newport News, Virginia to San Francisco Bay is about 6,000 nautical miles by the shortest passage, which does not route the boat through the ICW, so go up from that figure of 6,000 for any other route. At a generous average of 4 knots VMG for the MacGregor, it would take 62 days of non-stop travel to make that route. However, better at least double that for a couple of newbies! Think about it!

Sumner · Jul 5, 2015

We all have our dreams and then through reasonable input from others shape those into reality. Let us not run someone off that has purchased a boat and has some of the same dreams we started with some time ago,

Sumner

Kings Gambit · Jul 5, 2015

Sumner said:
We all have our dreams and then through reasonable input from others shape those into reality. Let us not run someone off that has purchased a boat and has some of the same dreams we started with some time ago,

Sumner

True dreams die hard; any "roughing up" that one might get in here is nothing compared to what nature has to inflict--totally without conscience; without sympathy, without empathy.

solodare · Jul 6, 2015

GOOD GRIEF!!! Did every body have a bad weekend or what?
I'm with Sumner......

Chief RA · Jul 6, 2015

We were stern because we were concerned and even alarmed. Chief

kito · Jul 6, 2015

I just wonder, even if he could go through the Panama Canal what the fees are. I know the big cargo ships pay around $250k to go through.

walt · Jul 6, 2015

Im all for following your deams and doing whatever you can dream up.. as long as you take full responsibility for whatever happens.

If you follow your deams and expect to get bailed out when things go wrong and this goes beond insurance - which might require someone else risking their life - or the rest of us footing a huge rescue bill... maybe you need to understand the dangers involved a little better.

Crazy Dave Condon · Jul 7, 2015

I would tell Lizdom to get some lessons first and then go to a shrink if he still persists as he is making a choice to kill himself. Folks, we all have dreams but the warnings are seriously being overlooked for what is being proposed and with that I have nothing else to say other that it would appear Lizdom does not respect the water. I use to tell my customers if they respect the water, water will respect you.

woodster · Jul 7, 2015

i think he is a she folks...it did say girly boat

Jackdaw · Jul 7, 2015

Crazy Dave Condon said:
I use to tell my customers if they respect the water, water will respect you.

The water might be beautiful, life-giving, and often serene, but it never respects you. Or gives a crap about you. If by fate or chance you get put into the wrong position, it will kill you. This can happen in the middle of the ocean, in your slip, or in your bathtub.

Kings Gambit · Jul 7, 2015

Crazy Dave Condon said:
I used to tell my customers if they respect the water, water will respect you.

Geeze Louise! The water will "respect" you? If you fall in, it won't suck out all of your body heat until you're a cold corpse because you have respected it? It won't dehydrate you, won't force up your nostrils? Sure, if you respect the power of nature and the sea, you're likely to be careful and mindful of your risks. That's good. But if you get caught up in one of your own SNAFUS, it could quickly become "good-bye charlie" and the sea will simply and unabashedly move on.