Re: catalina27-talk: Trucking a C27

[Nancy Glover]

Bill; The Cradle Shop in Markham does most of the sailboat cradles and trailers in the area. I know of three people that have had them, and all seemed pleased with them. If you would like I could probably get you their phone number. A friend had one built last year for a 30' Pearson, tandem axle, hydraulic brakes, lights for around $5500 cdn. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Herrick To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 8:52 PM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Trucking a C27   Many thanks to everyone who replied.   Tim's reply was exactly what I was looking for. At $2,500, give or take, for the initial move, then $800/yr for winter storage, all of a sudden a $5,500 trailer doesn't look all that unreasonable. It's 70 miles to the lake: up in the spring, back in the fall, and I've got access to a truck that will pull the load. As a bonus, the boat is here over the off season to resolve any problems or do any upgrades.   Tim, do you know anything about Don Robertson's trailers - he calls them Cradle Ride Trailers - in Markham?   Bill Herrick C22 15152 Binghamton, NY     On 2/27/06, Nancy Glover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bill; I just did this last year. We went from a C22 to a C27. I had it trucked 450 miles from Muskegon, Mi. to L. Simcoe, north of Toronto. I had three estimates all the same price of $2495. US company was in US$, Cdn. in Cdn$. I finally tried one that the broker said wasn't bad. Asked if he could do the job for $2000 Cdn. He accepted the offer. He even cleared it through customs for me so I didn't have to pay a broker to do that. He paid the tax and just added that to my bill, with no extra charge. I would check with your local brokerage to see who they recommend. And don't be afraid to negotiate. I had to pay extra for mast step and unstep, and I paid for load/unload with travel lift. Good luck.   Regards Tim Glover "Asylum" 1980 C27 #4596 Jackson's Point, Ontario