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I think the real question is not what you pulled, but did you pull with. If you drag a 11 footer with a 350 dually who cares as long as you keep air in the tires. Now if you pull a 27 ft dual engine outrage with a preus, I what to hear about that trip and what gas mileage you brag about. I muscle a 19 montauk with a v6 dodge dakota 300 miles to the keys. I'm right on the edge of comfortable. I measure in at a reasonable 13 MPG with no head wind. I used to yank an old 21 ft seabreeze I/O with a damaged 3 cyl toyota corrolla with no trailer brakes. Now that was a story!! Driving in the keys i too often see boats the escape the tow vehicle. I've seem many deep V,s wedged in oncoming car. Bottom line before you leave home inspect your trailer. Not just lights but more important check for rust. Be safe out there guys, I don't want to meet your boat on the road!!!!!
We towed our Montauk from Virginia to Sanibel Island on the Florida gulf coast for a week long vacation a few years ago. All went well, but the 17 hour drive home in my Tahoe towing it in a coastal downpour was very tense.
I've already posted concerning how far we have towed our Whaler in the past. However to compare a previous boats towing travel to Mavenmatts post above, I used to regularly tow a classic 1969 20' Sea Breeze bow rider behind a 1985 Nissan truck with a four banger from Key West, Florida to Lake Lanier in North Georgia and back on several occasions. I used to get some serious stares from folks who were amazed that such a big boat was being towed on the highway behind such a small truck.
We made it though!!
Edited by CES on 07/23/10 - 3:59 AM
Cliff
1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
I trailered my 18 whaler outrage 975 miles one way to Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Put it in at every launch ramp in Baha. Camped on the beaches the whole trip. Caught fish, water skiid snorkeled. It is the trip of a lifetime, a vey cheap trip. Great showers at every camp area. Very safe. I think I tried a margarita at every cantina in baha. I highly recommend this trip, it is fantastic, with no crowds but enough people to make it very enjoyable. There are even hot natural steam baths for relaxing and all the fresh fish and shell fish for waterside BBQ.
I towed a 17' sakonnett from Cape cod to jacksonville fl with my 86 f 250 pretty uneventful trip 1200 miles also towed a 13' from from cape cod to jacksonville fl.the rough roads of pennsylvania broke the tie down strap and also the winch cable to the bow eye although luckily not at the same time
