Boat towing capabilities and hauling equipment

What we tow

Power boats and sail boats up to 80 feet long, 17 feet wide, 17 feet tall and 80,000 pounds. All of the equipment meets Department of Transportation specifications and runs air ride, air brakes and full lighting, which is what lets a hull that size travel without taking the load in the wrong places.

Hydraulic delivery trailers adjust to the shape of your boat rather than the other way round. That also means no crane is needed in most cases — water launch is available, so a boat can come off the trailer and into the water without a marina lift booking.

Where the complexity starts

Every state writes its own rules, but the practical line is about 12 feet of beam. Under 12 feet wide and 10 feet high, a move is relatively simple. Above that you are into wide-load designation, escorts and extra cost, and the route gets planned around bridges and permitted travel hours rather than mileage.

Height is the other constraint people underestimate. Anything over about 13’6” on the trailer starts ruling out routes, and masts, towers, arches and outriggers usually come off at the yard before we arrive.

What it costs

Rates start at about $1 a mile and go up from there. What moves the number: where the boat is and where it is going, the length and weight, the beam, and how flexible your dates are. A boat that fits into a route we are already running prices better than one that requires a dedicated trip.

There is a point where the arithmetic stops working — a hull that has sat for years, needs a bottom job, and would cost more to move than to replace. If the quote is climbing past what the boat would sell for, donating the boat is a cleaner exit than paying to store the problem somewhere new.

Where we haul

Mainly the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, and regularly to Florida and South Carolina — south in the fall, back north in the spring. Every state we cover has its own page with local waterways, road constraints, permit thresholds and season windows.