[Mr. Sandman]

I did both...I had the company fax me the insurance policy and then bought my own one time policy thru my boat insurance as well...it was like 55 bucks if I remember. They will get in touch with the carrier and make sure everything is OK as to their coverage as well, at least mine did.

In the end, I did not use uship but I did find a carrier from uship that took my boat (32' wide load) and trailer, picked up both, put them both on his giant trailer and hauled it from FL to MA for 3K. This was money well spent IMO. Trailering rigs like this for long distances are a white knuckle event that my heart could do without.

One thing, If you are having the boat hauled up on your trailer...MAKE SURE it is really road worthy. I mean perfect. These guys don't stop for much and they move. Most of them will check it and give it a quickie inspection but make sure your tires are pristine and the bearings are perfect. Those tires will get hot. If you have an inexperienced boat towing guy just hook you up and take off, it could end badly.

One more thing...for cheap money you can rent a GPS tracking device and keep real time tabs on your boat as it goes A to B without the driver knowing. I did this and it comforting as well as entertaining. ( I got little done when it was in route, it sends you an email that is moving and then you log in and can track it live.) you can double click on the icon and get a google earth view of exactly where she is.
When I got this I told the fellow I was tracking a boat in route... the fellow said most guys get them to track their wife or kids. I just rented it for the month.