. I really like it, it is extremely smooth running with zero vibrations, runs straight and flat. At wide open you don't have to touch the steering wheel. It turns tighter than any boat I've built and is very maneuverable around the dock. You can see in the video it has a nice flat running attitude and it gets up on plane very quickly. A nice cruise is 19.4 knots at 13.9 gph. I would build and own another one in a second. Everyone here on the west coast loves it, I've had a bunch of guys come up and say "that looks like a Wicked Tuna boat", or "is that boat from Maine". 
. I had every intention of doing that, but dreams and reality sometimes collide and reality wins every time. I've always shipped on the barge before, but I know quite a few guys that have made the run in their boats. The real wild card in the whole trip is crossing the Gulf of Alaska, you are in the middle of no where, I would have to pack extra fuel to cross it, etc. Someday I will run a boat up, but not this year.
? I must admit I have never contacted a pro hauler because my dad and I have always done the moving ourselves. Based off my actual expenses of moving boats myself, I can tell you hiring someone is going to be quite expensive. My best guess from Minnesota to Seattle would be $10k - $18k. Any oversize move like that will require detours, flag cars, permits, possible construction delays, etc. From Maine to Seattle would probably cost a guy $16k - $25k depending on the size of the boat. Again, these are just guesses based off the expenses that I have had moving boats cross country.
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