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Hi. I have first hand experience living in Los Angeles and Cruising in the San Juans to Desolation Sound area every year. For cruising I have a
Camano 31 (something like a Grand Banks 32. With a Laser attached on side brackets, the total width is 10'8" (trawler alone 10'6"). The total all up weight is 18,000# (I have to have a class A license because of the weight.) I've moved it with a 1 ton diesel dually, but I don't recommend it. I ended up building a F650 Excursion bodied tow rig. Handling wise you don't even know the trailer is there. But I'm always looking ahead in anticipation of someone impinging in my lane. When you drive over width, any accident is just about automatically your fault. I also constantly scan the rear view mirrors to make sure I'm not adjacent to any big rigs. I have an annual California DOT overwidth permit; costs $90 per year. At under 12', I have very little in the way of restrictions. That means no major cities during rush hour, and a very few restricted roads. For my trip to Bellingham WA, I get my permits in advance: a 1 month (or annual?) Oregon permit (I think it is $8) and a 1 month Washington permit (I think it is $20). I have to have overwidth banners, and corner red flags. I'm supposed to stop at all weight scales, but never have. Never had a problem. I have been pulled over by CHP 3 times, and WA troopers once. According to them, they find most non-professionals don't bother getting permits, and each time they were surprised I actually had mine. Not having the permits would be a great way to ruin a vacation, because they will park the rig and not allow it to move until the permits are obtained. And not having the permits is REALLY expensive. One last IMPORTANT note, most insurance companies only cover you if you aren't breaking the law. They can disallow a damage claim if you aren't permitted. As it is, I'm fully covered whether I'm in the water or trailering. I used to have to tell my insurance company if I was towing the trawler out of my home area (SoCAL) and they would charge me an extra $300 for insurance in the Pacific Northwest. After several years, they stopped charging me extra because they consider both places to be my home area.
31 Camano 
