Simiple map / chart of all the inland navigable rivers from ocean

[krush]

Is there a nice picture or map of all the inland navigable rivers that eventually lead to the oceans?

And then, another interesting one would be long rivers that are navigable, but may not connect to oceans?

Like, I know it's possible to get to Pittsburgh, but how? Or those rivers in WVA with barges, where can they go.

 

[Freeebird]

Your best best is the Navionics app on an iPhone or similar phone. It will cover all the rivers in addition to coastal, and most larger landlocked lakes. All the "long rivers" in the eastern US will reach the ocean, sooner or later.

 

[Freeebird]

Not exactly detailed, but you should be able to figure out how to get there from... there. Just noticed the Saint Johns in Florida didn't make the list, and that one definitely has ocean access. Heading down there this Friday.

 

[Freeebird]

This is good info. http://www.corpsnets.us/docs/other/05-nets-r-12.pdf

 

[krush]

Nice, that's what I'm looking for. I'm really curious how much of the USA can be explored with a "truckable" boat. Not a trailerable boat, but something that can be moved easily on a truck every few years between rivers.

 

[Freeebird]

Nice, that's what I'm looking for. I'm really curious how much of the USA can be explored with a "truckable" boat. Not a trailerable boat, but something that can be moved easily on a truck every few years between rivers.

Well, that should give you a pretty good idea. You can take the boat on it's own bottom to most places, but trucking is a lot cheaper in many instances, assuming you're talking about the 41.

If you have a hankering to do that kind of thing very much, I'd dump the Hatt and go with something with a beam under 12'. That will make it a lot cheaper to move, especially if you go with an express. I used to trailer a 30' Sea Ray with a 10'6" beam on a triple axle aluminum trailer behind a crew cab dually. No escort, just wide load permits and placards/flags. Piece of cake, and plenty of "living" space when I got there.

 

[krush]

Trucking is cheap, even for the wide load. The cost difference for the once in a moon move wouldn't even show up in the big picture.

It wouldn't be the current boat (flybridge). It'd be something that is movable without major disassembly.

 

[Freeebird]

You could always install a lower control station and ditch the bridge on the 41, at least until you get that sort of thing out of your system. That assumes you don't want to be a two boat owner and want to keep the 41.

I've often thought of selling my 41 and going back to a "trailerable" express. Saves a ton of money on everything from storage to fuel, and opens up many more cruising venues. Spending a couple of weeks on that Sea Ray was a piece of cake, not to mention being able to cruise in the low to mid 30's while netting 2MPG. Makes for a dandy camper as well while you're trailering from point A to point B.