Still stuck in Cape Coral
 

The new ride was too big for the long ride from Fl to Ma, Soooo - my new (to me) 23 is spending a couple more weeks while we warm up here in the Northeast...

Tang - go over, pat her on the bow and tell her she'll be home soon [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

Thanks!

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Thats crap! [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img]

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Unfortunately - not crap.... The good news is that the people at marina said that I got a sweet seal on a sweet boat - that she sure is purdy too.

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John,
I know it must be tough, but she'll be home soon enough. Hang in there. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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I'd have actually been a bit worried if everything went according to plan. All real boating events ALWAYS take longer and cost more than originally planned on. B.O.A.T. - Break Out Another Thousand... [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

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HA JOHN
CAPE CORAL IS JUST 120 MILES FROM ME. MAYBE I WILL GO AND GET IT BRING IN HOME FOR A GOOD OCEAN TESTING FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEEEEKS OR SO. I WOULDN’T WANT YOU TO BRING HOME A BOAT THAT HASN’T BEEN TESTED FOR A FEW WEEEEEEEEEEKS OR SO. I TELL YOU WHAT I WILL NOT EVEN CHARGE YOU FOR THE OCEAN TRIAL TESTS AND I PROMISE I WILL GIVE YOU A ACCURATE FIELD TEST REPORT WHEN I’M DONE.
FELLOW-SHIP [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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with all the members of the site that are attending the Dania flea market, maybe we could make it a group test. yeah, that's it = the classicseacraft.com public SC23 trial boat [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Now I'm looking forward to the flea market even more [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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Darn, I left FL too soon. That'd be fun! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ha ha ha, I forgot how to laugh! (OK - that WAS funny, a little [img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] ) Uhh, thanks for the offer F-S. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">With twin Two-THIRSTY-Fives I hope you don't charge for the Ocean Trials [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] AND the joke would be on you....

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not a problem John. I'll try to meet up with Fellowship too, when the sea trial starts.. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
I know you have to be beyond anxious now. Do you have to pick it up now or what? What exactly happened?

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ToN - not anxious, worn out. A lot of work arranging a boat from 1500 miles away... I had it moved to a different facility to be loaded on the hauler, so it will stay there for 10 days to almost 4 weeks fo the next available hauler to pull it up.

Essentially, the hauler did not take into full account the total lenth with trailer and while I had told him T-top back early on, he thought it was a smaller setup. With the bigger T and the radar it was just too tall to go where it needed and to have room for the primary boat...

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John,

Whats the reason you just don't get it yourself?

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Time & Money - gas and tolls would be close to what I'm paying [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (yeh - got a good deal, provided it fits [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] )

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Hi John-

Good call on having the 23' hauled up to Rhody. You already know my two stories about hauling boats cross country back to Boston! With gas, uhaul rental, tolls, airline ticket, motels, food, incidental supplies (bearings, tires, beer of course) you're looking at a minimum of $1000-1,200 plus 2-3 days driving time.

I of course am a sucker for punishment and did the two trips more for the "sense of adventure" versus a logical financial cost comparison. Of course, if buying a boat is never a smart financial decision!

Good luck,

Ed

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I know - I'm at less than that [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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Costs:

finding the project boat that you want on boattrader - hours and hours

driving all night to Miami from Atlanta to beat the crowd - 12 hours

buying the boat and losing a trailer wheel in Miami rush hour traffic 15 minutes after purchase - priceless!

yep, the journey is half the fun/
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