Is boat too big to trailer??

I had my canvas guy tow my 9500 lb 300 we from pinconing to baycity ,about 15 miles with his gmc with 6.2l .It didnt even feel like it was back there.He tows a rather large fifth wheel to alabama and back every fall ,then to fla. and back after xmas every year with the same truck .His camper weights as much as my boat.
 
Boats with beams over 8'6" need a permit.
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You don't need any stinking permits if you know how to do it. :grin:

AKBASSKING aka Tom did it with no problems. :thumbsup:
 
Clam Bake said:
I pull my 250DA with a 2500HD and have no problems. Just take the time to also make sure your trailer is in really good shape with tires, bearings and lights - and then pick a few very quiet days to practice towing it and launching/retrieving. You don't want to try this on a busy weekend for the first time...

Have fun!
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:thumbsup:....that's good advice....:grin:
 
I'll go along with the consensus, as I tow my 280DA with my 97 F250 and 7.3 turbo diesel with no problems. You should be fine with the right towing rig.:thumbsup:
 
Thanks everyone! glad to know i'm not too nut about towing 25 footer. i am going to contact the dealer monday and see how thing goes about the truck, i want to buy this truck for xxx amount and see if he agree or not..

for anyone who ask how wide the beam, it's 8.6 so i don't need permit.

i would love to keep my boat on slip this year but because of stupid gas price climbing, i knew with my budget it won't be worth it with bottompaint, zincs, etc for it to be used 2-3 times. now if i keep it on land, towing, i can save money and use it for gas. i sure missed 1.05 cent gas when i was 17 in 1997.

Thanks guys, i'll update you guys later and see how it goes. i sure love my 94 ford but with my son and new baby on the way, it time to get supercab so i can fit all of them in truck and go boating. take care guys!
 
Your good to tow that boat....for those who said they never would tow a boat larger than 20' - they are in the minority. We tow my bro's 275 Grady with twin 250's and that is a very heavy boat - much much heavier than your ride. You will be fine.

The 93 7.3 Ford can either be turbo or not...it was an option that year..either way, that's plenty of power for that tow job. Many still prefer the 7.3 Powerstroke over the later model 6.0's and/or new 6.4's. The older model is much more reliable in that it is a much simplier design. If equipped with the turbo it's the less complicated standard boost...it will not beat the later models off the line, but long distance under load is the preferred option. The black smoke out the exhaust means it isn;t building up in the engine and clogging the emissions like the newer models. This is coming from someone with the 6.0 variable boost turbo's. If you got a good deal on a 7.3 - you can wind her up and she will keep on trucking.
 
CapriSS2050 said:
Your good to tow that boat....for those who said they never would tow a boat larger than 20' - they are in the minority. We tow my bro's 275 Grady with twin 250's and that is a very heavy boat - much much heavier than your ride. You will be fine.

The 93 7.3 Ford can either be turbo or not...it was an option that year..either way, that's plenty of power for that tow job. Many still prefer the 7.3 Powerstroke over the later model 6.0's and/or new 6.4's. The older model is much more reliable in that it is a much simplier design. If equipped with the turbo it's the less complicated standard boost...it will not beat the later models off the line, but long distance under load is the preferred option. The black smoke out the exhaust means it isn;t building up in the engine and clogging the emissions like the newer models. This is coming from someone with the 6.0 variable boost turbo's. If you got a good deal on a 7.3 - you can wind her up and she will keep on trucking.
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yeah i guess they r in minority. they wouldn't touch it anything over 20 feet. and they make it like it crazy to do that, make u feel u got death wish or something, i mean come on, there truck driver that haul 53 trailer, 80,000 lbs and i think 25 is nothing. maybe they never had the right truck and i bet they would change their opinion if they tried it with right truck.

i don't know if that 1993 f250 is powerstroke. i will find out more on monday. if it is powerstroke, then great! lol
 
Wayne's World said:
You don't need any stinking permits if you know how to do it. :grin:

AKBASSKING aka Tom did it with no problems. :thumbsup:
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And to tow only 11 miles....spffft.

My boat went 600 miles with no permits (9' 5" beam). I would note though that I didn't tow it... :smt001

Tom
 
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I might indeed be crazy but in less than a month my buddy and I will be towing a 350 Sundancer from Grand Rapds Michigan across the upper peninsula through Minnesota and into Canada with either a 3500 Ram with a Cummins or a 2500HD Duramax. Total 1100 miles.
I will document the trip for those so inclined to attempt a similar adventure.
 
I don't want to redirect this thread too much but all these comments about permits causes me to leave this little tidbit. Be careful about advising people to not get a permit, when one is required. I was given the same advice when I bought my 280 - "Don't bother with a permit." The first time trailering it I get a ticket for over width. Guess who I went after to pay for that ticket? (and they did pay for it too, btw)
 
ch435 said:
I don't want to redirect this thread too much but all these comments about permits causes me to leave this little tidbit. Be careful about advising people to not get a permit, when one is required. I was given the same advice when I bought my 280 - "Don't bother with a permit." The first time trailering it I get a ticket for over width. Guess who I went after to pay for that ticket? (and they did pay for it too, btw)
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I don't know...that's kinda effed up! If you know the rules and you break them just because someone told you "in their opinion"...looks to me like it's your azz:huh: I still haven't got my permit yet and I know it's a matter of time. I just never think about it until she is hooked up and I see a cop:smt021 Now might be a good time...lol
 
ch435 said:
I don't want to redirect this thread too much but all these comments about permits causes me to leave this little tidbit. Be careful about advising people to not get a permit, when one is required. I was given the same advice when I bought my 280 - "Don't bother with a permit." The first time trailering it I get a ticket for over width. Guess who I went after to pay for that ticket? (and they did pay for it too, btw)
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I spent over $150 to tow my 300 from NC to MO. I couldn't even get a permit in MO because they wanted me to have 750K insurance, which my auto insurer would not write.

Based on the advice from Wayne when I towed it from MO to WA, I did not buy permits. Do you take a chance, yes, but if you have all the required signage, flags and lights more than likely you will be all right.

The ones I see get pulled over are the boats I see going down I-5 from Kookafornia to Seattle with no signage, flags etc.
 
floriduramax1 said:
I don't know...that's kinda effed up! If you know the rules and you break them just because someone told you "in their opinion"...looks to me like it's your azz:huh:
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See, that's just the thing. They misinformed me. They presented it as fact - not opinion. They told me I wouldn't need one. They even claimed they talked to the state patrol about it and everything. All those reasons are probably why they agreed to pay the fine. But lesson learned for sure, do my own homework - I should have done my own checking first. Needless to say, I have all state and county permits that I need now. It runs me about $300/year.
 
Towing 24' Weekender for the past three years w/GMC 1500 with no problems. Just one additional thing I would not overlook before towing are the brakes. Almost found out the hard way...
We have a pretty steep grade for our launch and while backing down the ramp, the brake pedal went to the floor and I couldn't stop backing down the ramp. The only thing that saved me was I was in 4-LOW. Thank God I was lined up, we splashed in and used a different ramp that fall :wow:
 
ch435 said:
See, that's just the thing. They misinformed me. They presented it as fact - not opinion. They told me I wouldn't need one. They even claimed they talked to the state patrol about it and everything. All those reasons are probably why they agreed to pay the fine. But lesson learned for sure, do my own homework - I should have done my own checking first. Needless to say, I have all state and county permits that I need now. It runs me about $300/year.
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I finally went on line and applied for my permit after responding to this thread:smt038 $20 a year:grin:
 
The first time trailering it I get a ticket for over width.
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You were doing something wrong to catch their eye to stop you then.

Whats the rest of the story ??. :smt001
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floriduramax1 said:


I finally went on line and applied for my permit after responding to this thread:smt038 $20 a year:grin:
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Now see if it were $20 a year, I'd buy a permit too. But in my glorious sate :)smt009) they charge you $30.00 PER TRIP.

And then when i looked into towing it from SC to MD myself, there were $25.00 - $30.00 permits per state and one big bridge required very constrained hours to cross. All because the boat is 6" closer to the paint line than otherwise is legal...

I ended up not making the decision, but I was leaning towards accepting the risk. I guess the hauler thought the same thing, and all was well.

Tom
 
Gunn said:
Now see if it were $20 a year, I'd buy a permit too. But in my glorious sate :)smt009) they charge you $30.00 PER TRIP.

And then when i looked into towing it from SC to MD myself, there were $25.00 - $30.00 permits per state and one big bridge required very constrained hours to cross. All because the boat is 6" closer to the paint line than otherwise is legal...

I ended up not making the decision, but I was leaning towards accepting the risk. I guess the hauler thought the same thing, and all was well.

Tom
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Kentucky is $60!! Then when they waved me off the scales, that is when I listen to Wayne and stopped buying permits
 
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