Hi all,
I have a powerboat that is in a slip at a marina. I also have the matching trailer at a rented parking spot at a self-storage place. This was a project boat, and unlike most project boats, I actually completed the project!
Well, sort of. The end result is a boat that isn't really useful for anything except the learning experience that was the project. I definitely do not want to just sell it, as I don't think that's very responsible. The trailer is in great condition though, and someone could definitely buy the trailer and get good use out of it... but then I'd still have the boat.
I stuck in the "but then the grain will blow away, and the duck will eat the wolf" realm of analysis paralysis. I figure this can't be impossible, don't people with boats sometimes die and those boats need to be moved without owner intervention?
What I do have is a pretty good budget, because the current situation is costing $300/month.
I have a vehicle that can move the trailer, but not the boat on the trailer (too much weight). After a bad experience years ago, I won't be asking any friends for free labor or use of vehicles. I'd like everyone involved to be a competent business, who I pay for the service.
The end goal is for the boat to get put on the trailer, and the trailer and boat to be put in my storage parking space. Then I can cancel the marina slip rental while I work on what to do with the boat, and then eventually can stop renting the trailer parking space.
Are there companies that I can call which will just do all this for a price? The boat is not reliable under its own power, and so needs to be towed. (If you are wondering how the boat got to the marina: the boat does have an engine, it just turned out to be too underpowered (this was an electric boat conversion). On a nice calm day it works great, but we have very few of those, and the style of boat with its high freeboard makes it not a good idea to be underpowered in the wind. If I wanted to keep it I would upgrade to a better electric outboard, but I'd rather keep the electrics and downsize boats instead. So on the calm day when I moved it from yard to marina, all went well. I don't want to count on that again, though.)
I have a towing policy with Tow Boat US, at the Unlimited Gold level with Trailer Assist. That says:
Unlimited Gold - 100% payment for offshore, restricted dock and from home dock or mooring to a repair facility.
Unlimited Trailer Assist - Trailer/Vehicle Towing up to 100 miles, Flat Tire Service, Jumpstarts, Fuel Delivery, Lockout & Trailering News.
So can I just arrange all of this through Tow Boat US? Has anyone done this before? Would I be exceeding the "trailer assist" by having the boat and trailer moved to a 3rd location?
Thanks. I'm in Houston, Texas. |
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