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Curious as to how many others tow their classic with an older vehicle. I tow my 1988 15 Super Sport 60 Johnson with a 1987 Ford F150 5.0 V8 with AT. I use my wifes 2010 Nissan Murano as a back up. The Whaler was actually shipped to the dealer in the fall of 1987 but it was billed as a 1988.

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I had a 1986 F-150 4wd. automatic a while ago. Nice long wheel base and would not hesitate to use your F 150 for towing. My new tow vehicle is a 1998 Dodge Diesel 4wd one ton. The last year they used the 12 valve diesel motor in a pick up truck. That truck will be kept running until I am not running.

Garris

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This question is right up my alley!

The car is a 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham with factory installed 7000# tow package. The boat is a 1986 Outrage 18.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lgolt...2214272793

Then there is this one.

The car is a 1996 Cadillac Brougham also with factory installed 7000# tow package, and the trailer, equipped with Draw-Tite weight distributing hitch, carries a 1989 Outrage 25.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lgolt...5646706554

My son shot this I-phone video of us rolling down the Interstate at 60 MPH:

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lgolt...4534830256

The boat dwarfs the car when seen together. Every season for the last 25 years, this rig makes the round trip from Chicago to Ft Lauderdale for the winter season, at 9 MPG.

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I pull my 1988 Outrage 18 with a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis. It has a rather tall rear end so inclines or hills tend to make it slow quite a bit. No trips to Florida with this car. 50-60 mile trips max. Upgrading tow vehicle soon.

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I thought I was the only one to care about this!

I pull my 1976 21 Revenge and 1973 19 Outrage with a 1972 K5 Blazer.

I have a Chevy 1987 R10 Silverado to pull the 1988 Montauk and 1989 22 Outrage Cuddy.

You gotta have the period correct tow vehicle to haul your classic whalers!

jim d

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I use my 1974 Olds Delta 88 coupe to tow my 1983 Outrage 18 to the local boat ramp. The 455 big block torque monster in the olds doesn't even break a sweat. I'll try to get photo up later this evening

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I tow my 1979 Montauk with a 2001 Jeep Wrangler, 6 cylinder and 5 speed manual. Will it do 70 MPH, no but the ramps in my area all within the 45 MPH range and it works for me.

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I don't know if it is true or not, but I have heard that you shouldn't pull a trailer with an automatic transmission in overdrive. I do know that I oiled down I-40 near Asheville, NC with AT fluid before I learned this lesson.

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I tow my 11' 1990 Super Sport with my 1949 Cadillac, that is equipped with a late Cad engine, trans & suspension...
gets lots of thumbs up!

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It depends on the vehicle and type of transmission, but with my Cadillac Broughams YOU MUST tow in 3rd gear. This is why I only drive around 62-63 MPH, to keep the engine revs down. Doing this changes the fuel economy from 20 MPG regualr use to around 8-10 MPG while towing.

I understnad there are some later GM truck transmissions that can tow in overdrive. READ YOUR OWNERS MANUAL for directions on towing. It will tell you what should be done.

I also blew out one of my Caddy transmissions attempting towing my Outrage 18 in overdrive, thinking the 3000# load was not that great! Lesson learned the hard way.

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Haven't tried it yet but i just put a hitch on my 1982 Porsche 911 and could easily pull my 1968 13 ft whaler :) not sure i want to put the boat in the water with the 911 but maybe to just to shuttle the boat between my friends house and mine.

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I tow my recently bought 1981 13 Sport a month or so ago and tow it with my 1998 Explorer. The Whaler has had a full restoration including new gelcoat, new wiring, cushions, wood, gas tanks, etc. The Explorer is one I've owned since day one. It has only 111K miles on it and drives and runs like new.

Here's a short video of our first time out on the Whaler on Lake Pleasant, AZ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxAfY2tcPTY

and a photo of the truck and Whaler and of the Whaler itself....
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x3...230259.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x3...d4be81.jpg

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My 1981 Sport 13 is towed by my wife's white 2014 Ram.

She likes the contrast. So do I. There are no tow vehicles from the 1981 model year that I consider desirable.

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Hey gchuba, I also tow with a 1998 Dodge diesel Cummins 12 valve but I converted mine converted to run on used veggie oil.:) I tow my 1978 V-20 with it and works great!

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1996 5spd crew cab long bed F350 powerstroke 1977 outrage. keeping it old school.


(changed to 4 digit years)

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Joe Emslie, you have a great taste in trucks. It also touches Butch's comment. I ran 70's Internationals and been in the early full size Dodges. Unladen with weight/load, your kidneys would be in your throat hitting bumps. In 1994 an up, Dodges finally took a great drive line and made a comfortable ride.

Joe, here in California the series of diesels we have, have unbelievable resale value. 1997 and older, no smog

Garris