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Title: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: waterdog on May 22, 2010, 05:31:06 PM
Anyone have any idea on the height from bottom of a standard keel to the top of the coachroof / stanchions?   The truckers are competing for my business...

Thanks!
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: Ron Hill on May 22, 2010, 07:21:13 PM
Steve : Why not ask Catalina, as they shipped MANY C34 and are sure to know the answer.  A thought
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: waterdog on May 22, 2010, 09:12:21 PM
Quote from: Ron Hill on May 22, 2010, 07:21:13 PM
Steve : Why not ask Catalina, as they shipped MANY C34 and are sure to know the answer.  A thought

Because I'm anchored in Isla Del Carmen with near zero bandwidth.  I can't make a phone call and Catalina has a poor reputation for answering emails.    Whereas I know there are members on this board who have trucked, probably have the answer, and would gladly share it.   And the next person who has question will find the answer here.   
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: Ron Hill on May 23, 2010, 02:58:04 PM
Steve : I've gotten a number of Emails from Kent Nelson at Catalina -- for what it's worth.
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: Ken Juul on May 24, 2010, 12:05:33 PM
Using the profiles of the hulls available on the wiki in the history section it looks like the height - bottom of the keel to cabin top - is between 12 and 13'.  Not real scientific, but it's a start.
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: Indian Falls on May 25, 2010, 06:40:04 PM
My boat is still on the hard and I could measure it for you.  When do you need to know by?
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: waterdog on May 25, 2010, 08:07:32 PM
Actually, I just hauled my boat to have the bottom done.  I'll measure it myself tomorrow.  Thanks though!
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: waterdog on May 27, 2010, 10:48:41 PM
Right around the the 12' mark at the pulpit.  It's an interesting excercise.  Actual height depends upon whether it leans forward or back.   
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: tonywright on May 28, 2010, 09:19:47 AM
I may recall this wrong, but I believe that when on the truck the high point on my MK II was the top of the steering pedestal.

Tony

Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: Rick Johnson on May 28, 2010, 12:00:29 PM
Steve,

I know that I guessed at 12' when I was getting bids for my move from SoCal to Texas.  The trucker never said I was off and we cleared all the overpasses.

Are you having it trucked all the way back to Canada?

Cheers,

Rick
Title: Re: How Tall for Trucking?
Post by: waterdog on May 28, 2010, 04:12:18 PM
When I first posted this, it was plan B.   Plan A was Yachtpath who were going to load us aboard ship in La Paz and drop us in British Columbia.   They told us they had space.   We hauled out in Puerto Escondido for a bottom job and prepared to head south.   When they stalled sending me the contract and processing my payment, I asked them what the problem was and they suddenly didn't have space for me.   Very strange behaviour.  Not impressed.   

Now trucking is the way we are heading home.    We will haul out in San Carlos and truck across one border and splash in Bellingham wA.  Short sail from home.   We have no house to live in until August so we will cruise BC for a month or so...