trucking a 466 or 506 carver

These are not like SF with added bridges. On many of these the bridge is integral with the upper part of the salon. That's the first thing you need to check. Assuming that the bridge can be removed you'll have to get exact measurements and check with a transporter for an answer you can count on. The 50 may give you a length problem as well. Getting past all that I think you'd be dealing with a pretty huge expense as this is an oversized load & a wide load (permits, escort vehicles, etc.). Finally you have the nightmares that some have encountered when moving boats over land. So choose your transporter wisely.

Carvers are built in Wisconsin. I can't imagine that they can't be found on the west coast. They may not be as popular as some other names in the PNW because you deal with some big seas there, but if you check in the San Francisco or San Diego areas I'm sure you'll find some. Check YW and narrow down the search areas.

If you can avoid it, do not do it over land! I did it with a 444 and it was a complete disaster. These boats get damaged a good portion of the time in transit.

466 wouldn't be much different from the 444, just wider and some more stuff on the superstructure that needs to come off.

The entire superstructure has to come off - bridge, hardtop, etc. On mine I was able to leave the radar arch bolted to the bridge. It's a two semi-truck transport. The hull goes on one truck and the superstructure on the other. Depending on where you are expect close to 10K or more for transport.

On the good side Carver has it designed to be plug and play so it's meant to be taken off/put on. When you remove the bridge the salon floor will still be there. All the engine electrical harnesses and steering hydraulics are all designed to be disconnected at the bridge. The biggest headache will be if there are a lot of aftermarket electronics wired as that might not all be plug and play.

If you do do it call Carver and use who they use for land transport. I forget the name of the company, they are in Florida but were too busy at the time I needed to move it. Whatever you do, do not use a broker! They will farm out the load to inexperienced truckers with banged up trucks.

Get your on insurance on top of the transport company as they sometimes falsify documents and have no insurance - happened to me.

Stay away from a company called boatandyachttransport. They used to be AbleBoatTransport, screwed a bunch of people, filed bankrupcy when people tried to sue they started the new company. There are a lot of crooks in this industry. Do not give any money upfront as some of these outfits will take your money and your boat will not show up. Best advice is to do a lot of research and be very careful. It'll all depend on the company you use...

That's it, Joule transport.

Fresh water one is nice, that's what I did. I trucked mine from Kentucky in the ohio river to east coast. In the end it was all
worth it!

Good luck