Dream Boat

[Fish On]

So I went over to the marina to pick up a starter and low and behold the boat I've looked at several times and drempt about is sitting there brand new but in a leftover 2002 model with 2002 Mercury 225 twin Optimax. Boat is a 26 foot walk around cudddy with a 9'7" beam and the price is right. (ready to start negotiating that is). Anyway so I trailer as most of you know, so I start looking into what is required to trailer this puppy recreationally and I'm distgusted. The fact that I have to mount flags is no big deal. Also even the fee to go through Massachusetts at $15 one way doesn't kill me so bad (or I can get the season permit to trailer in MA for $300). By the way the NH permit is only $50 for the year. The major problem is that I can't trailer the boat on Sat and Sun and holidays in NH or after noon on Sat and Sun in MA. well I've been thinking of what it ould be like to work around these inconveniences by sleeping on the boat until Monday monring, perhaps finding a marina that I can park in to stretch the weekend, etc.

Anyone trailer a boat wider that 8'6"? What's life like dealing with these issues? I understand many guys just ignore it and go their merry way, but to me, the liabilities are just too high if I get into an accident and haven't followed the letter of the law.

Should I just forget it?