Delivery Captain Needed

[Freestyle]

Friends of mine bought a 52 Fountain in Connecticut. They had hired a captain to help them deliver it to Tampa or somewhere in between. Today they got to the boat scheduled for departure tomorrow and the captain bailed.

Short notice but if anyone knows someone they can call please let me know.

Thanks

Bruce
Freestyle
Tampa

 

[jim rosenthal]

Have they thought about shipping it overland? This is a low-height boat, isn't it? It might be easier and cheaper to just contact Miami Cradle or a similar outfit and get it trucked.

 

[Walter P]

Sounds like good advice to truck it down. I'm sure the hight is fine for bridge clearance, but what is the beam? I think over 14 and you're out of luck.

Walt

 

[Walter P]

BTW.... Why did he bail? Did he think that the boat was not ready for such a trip?

 

[krush]

Getting it out of yankland on truck could be issue.....but once it's further south life gets easier....could drive by water to somewhere in NJ and put it on a truck there.

 

[Tim Powell]

Friends of mine bought a 52 Fountain in Connecticut. They had hired a captain to help them deliver it to Tampa or somewhere in between. Today they got to the boat scheduled for departure tomorrow and the captain bailed.

Short notice but if anyone knows someone they can call please let me know.

Thanks

Bruce
Freestyle
Tampa

Call Regie he is not doing anything but hanging around the old office so i hear.

 

[Tim Powell]

Friends of mine bought a 52 Fountain in Connecticut. They had hired a captain to help them deliver it to Tampa or somewhere in between. Today they got to the boat scheduled for departure tomorrow and the captain bailed.

Short notice but if anyone knows someone they can call please let me know.

Thanks

Bruce
Freestyle
Tampa

http://boatcaptainsonline.com/found.html?Q1=Captains For Hire

 

[Boatsb]

There's always the bird.

Randy, you doing anything next week?

 

[Bill Root]

That's a long trip. Overland is best if at all possible, but if your friends still want a captain, have them give me a call. I live in Florida now and may be bale to help. 763-229-4519.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Getting it out of yankland on truck could be issue.....but once it's further south life gets easier....could drive by water to somewhere in NJ and put it on a truck there.

That could work. Mine, which probably has higher air draft, went from Tidewater to High Point on Miami Cradle.

 

[rrr]

I am a licensed captain.

Call me at 443 907 4091

 

[krush]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyF5J7au1jE

He's your captain! Sold out record still stands.

 

[Freeebird]

There's always the bird.

Randy, you doing anything next week?

I've run triples in a Fountain before, but I have to be in Atlanta for a Metallica concert on 7/9.

 

[Boatsb]

1 engine, 3 engines. Seems you specialize in odd numbers.

 

[jim rosenthal]

Like I said, it's a rough room.

 

[Freeebird]

1 engine, 3 engines. Seems you specialize in odd numbers.

You ARE an odd number, but I specialize in being adaptable. Trips are a trip, and having two spares is cool.

 

[jim rosenthal]

For long trips do you just run it on the center one and rebuild it at the end of the trip, or do you use all three?

 

[Boatsb]

Ok Bird I'm ready for your visit. Both engines run. Pick one if you have to.

 

[Freeebird]

For long trips do you just run it on the center one and rebuild it at the end of the trip, or do you use all three?

I assume you're kidding, but all three. Kinda cool actually as you can use the center engine for low speed in a marina etc. Kind of a pain with the throttles/shifts setting against each other. Ran a 47SC with trip MerCruiser 502's, and a 38TE with trip Merc 250 outboards.

Almost bought a 43 Scarab Thunder Series years ago with triple 525SC MerCruisers. That thing was a hoot, but I talked myself out of it.

 

[Freeebird]

Ok Bird I'm ready for your visit. Both engines run. Pick one if you have to.

I'm guessing that one has triples unless it's diesel.