Jakeo
New Member
- Jan 2, 2009
- 47
- Boat Info
- '70's Mirrocraft w/t Johnson-REDONE, 21' Sea-ray Seville w/t 165 4cyl CC SOLD w/t over 2000 hours.
- Engines
- Outboards
((Please forgive my spelling))
To start out I want to say I love this forum for alot of reasons but the main one is that it appears that most get along and are willing to assist each other no matter the size of your boat or wallet.
I have a Uncle that has a heart of gold and has always loved fishing with me. He is like a second Dad.
Well he called me Sunday and told me he bought a "LIL" boat near the Indiana border and wanted me to come with him to follow the hauler as it was being towed home. Well I quickly asked the normal questions....size, make and accessories. He told me and I asked him who was towing it back here to Toledo and he said that the seller was but at $6.00 per mile. It is exactly 70 miles so I volunteered my 1995 Dodge Pick-up with the 360 Magnum V-8. Well the old girl was about to get a work out.
We left Yesterday morning at 6am, stopped for breakfast and remembered I forgot to grab my 2-5/16" hitch. I ran and got it and off we were.
When we got to the boat, I was drooling.....This thing is AWESOME!! It looks like its original and IT IS!
The man has kept it in his barn and only used it as a floating cottage and travel trailer since 1978 and trailered it to mobile home he owns and when he wanted to put it in the water he trailered it to Lake Michigan for the day or weekend. It has never sat in the water for a season. What a find IMO.
Well we got the 2year old trailer attatched to my truck and yes it dropped a bit but this was set up perfectly. We put the wide load sign on my truck(owner gave it to me) and the boat had the banner and flags . I couldnt find a way to put the flags on the front of the truck so I duct tapped then to the bumper. Off we went.
I know back roads that are in pretty good shape and only had to get on the main highway about the last 25 miles. I have the electric brake set up and the trailer has 2 axles (I believe) with brakes so stopping was no problem at all. I could have gone 60mph if I wanted to but kept it at 50 mph all the way with no problems at all. These older pick ups with a trailer towing package can still do the job and the cost is peanuts compared to new prices. He and I both were very impressed.
I would have no problem towing it thru Michigan and Ohio BUT not in any mountains.
BTW....The boat has a pair of 350's Mercruisers and is a inboard set up.
We got to the yard and I backed it in perfectly but pulling it out of a ramp might be a challenge.
My Dad used to tow a 34' Airstream with a Chevy 400 station wagon that sucked fuel but we camped all over with it.
Does anyone else use a older vechicle they trailer with?
To start out I want to say I love this forum for alot of reasons but the main one is that it appears that most get along and are willing to assist each other no matter the size of your boat or wallet.
I have a Uncle that has a heart of gold and has always loved fishing with me. He is like a second Dad.
Well he called me Sunday and told me he bought a "LIL" boat near the Indiana border and wanted me to come with him to follow the hauler as it was being towed home. Well I quickly asked the normal questions....size, make and accessories. He told me and I asked him who was towing it back here to Toledo and he said that the seller was but at $6.00 per mile. It is exactly 70 miles so I volunteered my 1995 Dodge Pick-up with the 360 Magnum V-8. Well the old girl was about to get a work out.
We left Yesterday morning at 6am, stopped for breakfast and remembered I forgot to grab my 2-5/16" hitch. I ran and got it and off we were.
When we got to the boat, I was drooling.....This thing is AWESOME!! It looks like its original and IT IS!
The man has kept it in his barn and only used it as a floating cottage and travel trailer since 1978 and trailered it to mobile home he owns and when he wanted to put it in the water he trailered it to Lake Michigan for the day or weekend. It has never sat in the water for a season. What a find IMO.
Well we got the 2year old trailer attatched to my truck and yes it dropped a bit but this was set up perfectly. We put the wide load sign on my truck(owner gave it to me) and the boat had the banner and flags . I couldnt find a way to put the flags on the front of the truck so I duct tapped then to the bumper. Off we went.
I know back roads that are in pretty good shape and only had to get on the main highway about the last 25 miles. I have the electric brake set up and the trailer has 2 axles (I believe) with brakes so stopping was no problem at all. I could have gone 60mph if I wanted to but kept it at 50 mph all the way with no problems at all. These older pick ups with a trailer towing package can still do the job and the cost is peanuts compared to new prices. He and I both were very impressed.
I would have no problem towing it thru Michigan and Ohio BUT not in any mountains.
BTW....The boat has a pair of 350's Mercruisers and is a inboard set up.
We got to the yard and I backed it in perfectly but pulling it out of a ramp might be a challenge.
My Dad used to tow a 34' Airstream with a Chevy 400 station wagon that sucked fuel but we camped all over with it.
Does anyone else use a older vechicle they trailer with?
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