Re: motor home capable of pulling a boat
Depends how steep the slope is and how big the engine in the motorhome is.<br /><br />A rear wheel drive or a 4x4 (but I've yet to see a decent size 4x4 motorhome in the UK)motorhome is more likely to be capable of it-but there is always another option.<br /><br />I used to keep an old winch with a loop of cable to hook to my towhitch for exactly that purpose.<br />I'd put the boat onto the trailer with the trailer disconnected from the car and the car on the flat ground above the ramp-then winch the boat up to the car. If the ramp's busy it makes you a little unpopular at times but it's an awful lot better than getting stuck on a slippery ramp. You also need someone in the vehicle with the brakes on too.<br /><br />It also means that if you go somewhere with a very long ramp at a shallow angle you don't have to get the towing vehicle wet. I'm going to be buying a 12v winch with a towhitch attachment for exactly that reason too.
<br /><br />That and the high tide where I launch comes to the top of the ramp at times so its always nasty and slippery.