Cruising the Great Loop with mast unstepped

[Mahayana]

Originally Posted by Iduna

What's an approximate cost to ship a mast from Chicago to AL?

We shipped a 62' mast, forestay, staysail and boom from Larsen Marine in Waukegan, IL to Turner Marina in Mobile, AL for $550, shipping only. Stepping/Unstepping are additional fees as is storage at either end. We did the Erie Canal with it on our deck, no sweat. The 1,300 miles on the inland rivers was much more comfortable without all that to have to walk through and under on deck. We did not need radar as our AIS was much more important with the commercial vessels and barges. We set up a spare VHF antenna for the AIS on the stern rail that is now our backup when needed.

Shipper Contact info: Ted Norris, Albert Logistics, 1612 NW 170th Street, Newberry, FL 32669, 352-514-8507. albertlogistics@yahoo.com