What do you pull your boat with?

[xeddog]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

I use an oldie but a goodie to pull my 1987 Beachcraft 215c which weighs in around 4500 lbs with trailer and gear. Not TOO old I guess.

1999 Ford F-250
Standard cab
7.3L turbo diesel
6-speed manual trans

I think the only option this truck has is cruise control which is nice. It has a bench seat that is as UN-comfortable as all get out but is ok for trips less than about 2 hours. Hand crank windows. Even came with an AM only radio.

The only upgrades I would like to do are the seats, and side mirrors. I already put in a different radio that has AM/FM and a cd player (found a factory radio for $50).

I have traveled to some of lakes here in California where we have to contend with the Sierra Nevada mountains. There have been only a couple of places where I have had to downshift out of 5th gear to 4th (the forward gears on the shifter are labeled L and then 1-5 with L being the compound and 5th being an overdrive). Nice.


Wayne

 

[mjdh_80]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

Here's one of mine all shined up. 2003 Expedition XLT, 2WD, tow pkg/special service vehicle pkg. For the first 115,000 miles of its life it was a patrol vehicle for a local police department.

And a shot of the truck and boat together. The boat is a 1986 Wellcraft 185 Elite. Not the best shot of the combo but it's all I have right now.

 

[nasty79z28]

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I'm hoping my 85 Nissan 720 pickup can tow my 1990 Bass Tracker Pro 17 without problem (4Cyl). Should be fairly light. I'm getting a reciever welded to the aftermarket bumper tomarrow. Bumper is rated to 8000 LBS gross and 800 LBS tongue weight, much more than the truck will move. If this doesn't work I really need to hit the lottery!

 

[korygrandy]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

Well I have 2 options...a 00 Silverado 5.3l or a 95 Tahoe 5.7l 350.

Silvey

Hoe

 

[Lou C]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

either one of these....

 

[typhoid_iowa]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

03 Chevy Silverado 1500 2wd Quadrasteer

 

[larry1167]

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2008 Toyota 4Runner 4x4 V6. Boat is '87 Sanger TX.

 

[32_d3gr33s]

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2003 Audi A4 ftw.

 

[98Shabah]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

2005 Crown Vic

 

[bob1340]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

Well, until I build a trailer she goes on the top.

Pretty bad for buffeting at 50 mph! The boat is a giant air scoop and I rekon it blows about 18,000 cfm at 55 mph. But you don't have to worry about your hat staying on as it is forced down hard on your head!

 

[SweeperForce]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

2004 Chevy Silverado


Tom

 

[msojjo]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

2004 GMC Denali or 2003 F-250 with 6.0 Powerstroke depending on if i have the whole family with.

 

[DanMC]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

Hi to all, we pull our decked out 2010 Lund WC14 with a 2004 Honda Pilot 3.5 VTEC.It pulls it like a dream...including camping gear,the wife and a puppy (large...100Lbs).

 

[KellyC]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

We pull either our 15' seanymph or 22 starcraft islander with a 99 F350 superduty with the 7.3 powerstroke. No problems even pulling my friends 28 bayliner sunbridge.

 

[tistore]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

2006 Toyota Tacoma double cab v6 pulling a 74 glastron starflite 17ft

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

I pull my 2000 Crownline 248BR with a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins 4x4,

usually with a 9' Northstar Truck camper

I can camp just about anywhere, Normally on the beach at Lake McConaughy in Nebraska.......oh yeah the truck has 210,000 miles on it now too

 

[l330n]

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A dirty 2007 Silverado Crew Cab

 

[Howard Sterndrive]

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2005 Crown Vic

same here -2007 P74- occasional tower

more often, I pull it with a Leeson 2HP and Boston Gear 60:1 reduction

 

[Lindeman23]

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I pull my 1997 Four Winns 205 Sundowner with my 2006 Toyota Tacoma V6 DBL Cab 4x4. I def. know its back there but it gets the job done. It would be nice to have a little more HP on the hills here in KY but usually my trips are only about 3 miles down to the river.

 

[JBow]

Re: What do you pull your boat with?

Here is mine. It is a 1999 Mercedes ML 320. My boat and trailer dosen't weigh much you really can hardly tell its back there. The AWD is great on the slick ramps. I love it.