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Towing boat
Posted on 2/15/13 at 7:35 am
Posted on 2/15/13 at 7:35 am
Does anyone in here regularly tow a 22-24' bay boat? If so, what vehicle do you tow with, how far, and how does it perform?
I can't make up my mind with all the different options out there.
I can't make up my mind with all the different options out there.
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Posted on 2/15/13 at 7:41 am to Redfin
I have a '09 Nissan Titan. I can pull our 21' bay boat like it isnt even there. The 5.6 V8 combined with the wide wheel base, it's made to do that
(I want to say Titan has the widest wheel base in it's class)
(I want to say Titan has the widest wheel base in it's class)
Posted on 2/15/13 at 7:41 am to Redfin
I tow a 24' boat with a 3/4 ton gmc duramax. I go anywhere from Cocodrie to Venice. It performs great, plenty of power and stops very well. Gas mileage isn't really hurt much by pulling the boat.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 7:42 am to Redfin
Make sure to stay with a full size pick up or suv with a good size v8. I'm rolling a Ram crew cab with the hemi and it does just fine... Plenty of power.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 7:59 am to Redfin
Tundra, you've seen the commercials right? Brake system is better than the rest. It's not the moving, it's the getting it to stop moving.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:05 am to Redfin
i've reg towed my 22' with my 1/2 ton chev 4.8 ltr w/o any problems. it has the towing package so not sure if 1/2 ton w/o package would be a big difference. i do keep it to <= 65 mph.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:17 am to Redfin
I've pulled my cousins 24 ft sea fox with a ram v6 with no problems, other than retarded gas mileage.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:22 am to Redfin
My 08 Silverado tows our 23' bay boat just fine. Trailor brakes help a lot.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:24 am to Redfin
18 ft boat (3500 lbs) with a 3/4 ton Chevy duramax. Sometime you forget the thing is back there.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:26 am to Redfin
Pull a 24' Pathfinder with my GMC 1 ton. Pull it with my brother's suburban as well. Both are plenty enough vehicle for the tow.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:49 am to tigerinthebueche
F150 or F250 is your best option
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Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:56 am to Redfin
22' Blazer Bay- tow from Raceland to Bay St. Louis regularly. Have done it with 2004 Z-71 and now 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 with Hemi.
Jeep pulls it remarkably better than the full size pick up did.
Jeep pulls it remarkably better than the full size pick up did.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:57 am to subMOA
Honestly, any full size pickup is great
Posted on 2/15/13 at 8:58 am to tigerinthebueche
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tigerinthebueche
Brothers in boats.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:00 am to mylsuhat
what I use - F250 Superduty. Its overkill by far but sure does tow easily.
Like has been said, typically its not "will it pull it?" but "will it stop it?"
Like has been said, typically its not "will it pull it?" but "will it stop it?"
Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:03 am to Redfin
I just took delivery of a 2012 ford F250 with the 6.7L diesel but have yet to tow with it but it will tow anything you can hook to it. As others have said i would stay with at least a 1/2 ton pickup as a 22-24ft bay boat will weigh in the neighborhood of 3500 LBS on the trailer loaded with gas, ice etc.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:04 am to Redfin
2011 f150 4.6 v8 with 6 speed. Pulls fine
Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:10 am to jimbeam
21ft bay boat with '12 Tahoe Z71...pulls "well"
Dad's Yukon Denali pulls same boat like it's not there. The bigger engine offered in the Denali's makes big difference, just my 2-cents. This boat is about ~3,500 lbs, tandem trailer with brakes.
Dad's Yukon Denali pulls same boat like it's not there. The bigger engine offered in the Denali's makes big difference, just my 2-cents. This boat is about ~3,500 lbs, tandem trailer with brakes.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:11 am to bayoudude
3/4 ton duramax here. But as others have said pretty much any SUV or truck with v8 will do the trick. Would avoid light weight trucks with v6 like tacomas and dakotas etc, boats just to big and hard to control in emergency situations. Will say though with some v8 trucks, and I have had one, you're going to get single digit mpg's if they are not set up properly.
Posted on 2/15/13 at 9:18 am to mylsuhat
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Honestly, any full size pickup is great
This for sure... the real question in my mind is where will you be fishing? How steep are the ramps? You may possible want to spend your money on a 4x4 1/2 ton vs trying to get into a 3/4 ton rig depending on what your budget will allow.
4 wheel drive sure is nice on those steep wet ramps covered in slim.
This post was edited on 2/15/13 at 9:23 am
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