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    Need a beater to tow my beast

    I have a 2007 Super Air Nautique 220 that weighs in at a hefty 6,200 pounds. I generally use it at a lake 10 miles from my house, but also want to use it at a local mountain lake that requires towing from sea level to 5,000 feet. The mountain tow strains almost any tow vehicle. With that...
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    Could this thing be related to vibration?

    I recently purchased an Air Nautique 220 Team Edition with 37 hours on it. My first day out on the lake I noticed a vibration in turns when I had Perfect Pass set to 20MPH and the engine RPMs went up to maintain speed in the turn. I have no idea what would cause that. The prop and driveline...
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    Looking for tow vehicle advice

    I just purchased a Super Air Nautique 220 that weighs approximately 5,000 pounds including the trailer. I'm looking for advice for a tow vehicle. I live in Central California where Summer days are around 100 degrees. I intend to keep the boat in the valley, but would like to tow it to a local...
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    What could be causing the high rpms?

    I have a Four Winns H190 with a Volvo-Penta GXI 5.0 with sx outdrive. I just put a new 17 pitch prop on to take my boat to a lake at 5000 feet. On Mothers Day I took a big load of 7 people at about 1200 pounds for a little cruise. Needless to say it was hard to get that load on plane. On the...
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    Four Winns prop questions

    A few months ago I purchased a 2004 Four Winns Horizon 190 with only 80 hours and a Volvo-Pento 5.0 GXi with an SX outdrive configured with a stock 14.25" x 21 pitch aluminum prop. Immediately after purchasing the boat I took it to my local Four Winns dealer for a complete tune-up and...
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    Will my wife's Cadillac SRX AWD do it?

    As the title says, my wife has a Cadillac SRX AWD with a V-6 rated to tow 3500 pounds. I just bought a Four Winns H190 spec'd to weigh 2970 pounds with the trailer weight at 990 pounds (3960 total weight). I live in Central California and need to pull the boat to and from the lake on flat...
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