Oregon to the Florida Keys

[vharrison]

Anyone looking for a paid road trip? We want to buy a 13' Boston Whaler that is in Oregon, but getting it here seems to be a problem. If you are interested in the job, let me know. The boat does not have a motor but could come with a trailer, otherwise it could just go in the back of a truck. The boat is in Medford, OR.

 

[SkwerI]

I assume you've had Willie go check it out for you before deciding to buy it? Must be a special boat, I see small BW's all over the place around here.

 

[sotc]

This one?
http://medford.craigslist.org/boa/1939869351.html
I am just starting my busy season but I know an old fella that delivers alot of boats may do it Nov Dec, wouldn't be a big deal to store it unless your in a hurry

 

[lumberjack]

~3400 miles between the two cities, ~6800 miles if I went.

Doesn't seem like it'd be worth it? Dead heading for half the miles seems expensive.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Maybe we should set up a chain.. One houser to the next all the way there. Each Tree Houser signing the bow.

 

[cybergeek23851]

I wonder if a Penske Cube van would work??? I obviously have nothing on my schedule.

 

[stehansen]

I've been thinking about some kind of road trip this fall. That's a little more driving than I was planning on. The Mapquest fuel calculator says $671 in gas each way in my pickup.

 

[sotc]

Trucking seems to be the better option, I could look into that for you

 

[lumberjack]

Yeah the timeline for completion would be important.

The good ole Civic could make the trip on ~$600 of fuel, but the trip would take a solid 2 weeks unless you were cranking the miles out for profit.

 

[SkwerI]

If you could get it as far as Orlando (or even North Florida) then I'd be happy to bring it the last 360 miles. It would be a nice little vacation for me and an excuse to finally meet John and Gigi.

 

[lumberjack]

I have a U-Ship quote in with ABF (company dad retired from), Willie.

www.uship.com might be another source if the timelines/logistics don't work out here.

 

[sotc]

Ha, if I went that far, i'd say you could jump on in with me!

 

[Newfie]

An LTL carrier like ABF is probably the best way to go.

 

[rskybiz]

I'd shuffle from tallahasse to skwerl in orlando FWIW.

 

[sawinredneck]

I'm bored, but not sure I'm that bored!

105 hours 23 minutes / 6861.66 miles, Fuel Cost: $1203.08!
I think I'd be looking for a shipper at these costs. Unless we can set up the chain, two inch ball on the trailer, figure out what plug works best for everyone. I could meet someone at the CO border easy enough after next week (I hope) and run through Arkansas.

 

[lumberjack]

All you and your big trucks!

 

[SkwerI]

Too bad I sold the Honda Element already. The odometer read 88K and the title said 100K so I could have used an excuse to put some miles on it.

 

[stehansen]

Definitely the downside.

 

[lumberjack]

I have a guy in Chino Hills, CA that wants to buy my reloading setup entirely it seems. That'd only add 200 miles to "my" trip, making it a bit over 7k miles. If I handed it off to rskybiz that'd cut about 1200 miles off the trip.

 

[SkwerI]

I've been wondering for a long time when we would have the first Treehouse relay delivering something across the country. If Carl sells his reloading gear then it may just become a reality.

 

[lumberjack]

I hauled a pile of Wraptors from VA to Chicago back in July, only 750 miles though.


Reloading dude keeps asking me about the shipping costs, fawk if I know dude! 20 gallons of brass, press, bullet feeder, brass cleaning setup, etc etc... haven't a clue! Told him it shouldn't be more than $500... we'll see. I told him there's a slight chance that this trip might come through, I'd deliever it to him for $200.

Still waiting to hear a timeline from Gigi. I'm pretty busy with work currently, relative to a 10-14 day road trip, but I could prossibly leave in 10 days assuming I don't get yesterday's big bid or they're willing to work with me. (29 trees/3 days work)

Still, the financial angle for GG has me stumped, but that's not my problem to ponder.

 

[SkwerI]

Well obviously the boat is worth more to them than just the general financial value. There are thousands of little Boston Whalers available between South Florida and Oregon.

 

[MasterBlaster]

You won't hear from Virginia until the 'morrow.

 

[lumberjack]

Sure, like I said, not my thing to ponder. If it comes or can come with a trailer, provided it's a reasonable weight, I can tow it behind my Civic and get 30+mpg on average. I came across the scales coming back into MS one time weighing 6klbs combined. That wasn't reasonable but I managed 27mpg through the Ozarks.

I figure the boat and trailer would be ~1500lbs?


Hauled the trailer back to the dealer 150 miles south EZ PZ. Did some tree work for an aunt, and hauled some cousins back up for a visit.

 

[stehansen]

I could help some if needed.