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  1. I’m getting ready for a long road trip with the boat in a couple of months. Driving from Alabama to Lake Powell and back – around 3700 miles. We’re renting a houseboat and didn’t want to spend more for a towboat, plus we’re taking all of our boards and gear. Boat is a 2015 23LSV with tandem trailer. Tires are in great shape. I’m no stranger to towing - we’ve done plenty of 4-6 hour trips, but obviously this a lot further than that. So, any advice for long distance towing? Here are a few items that I’ll have on board: Spare Tire Spare hub / bearing assembly Spare spindle Spare trailer brake pads Air compressor Tire Plug kit Jack Jack Stand Lug wrench & Hand tools Ratchet Straps Zip ties / Duct tape, etc. Extra fluids for truck & boat Tools / Parts for wiring repair Please don’t recommend that I not tow this far. We’re making the trip with the boat. Just looking for advice from others that could help us be well prepared.
  2. I'm planning a trip to Lake Powell this summer with another family. We're taking our boat and I need to rent a tow vehicle - looking at something like a Suburban or equivalent. None of the standard rental companies allow towing with their vehicles. Does anyone have experience with other solutions? Any suggestions?
  3. Hi Everyone I appreciate your input. I am deciding between an 2018 A24 or 2018 T23 and I am concerned the A24 (6450#) will be too heavy to tow with a 2018 Toyota Sequoia Plt. (7k# rated) It tows my 02 23LSV easily, but is 2k# less. We live WA so a few trips over the mountains is usual and then around town. Please let me know what your experience is towing an A24 or T23 with the Sequoia. Regards
  4. Folks, I want to use the B&W Hitch to tow my '21 23 LSV but I'm concerned that I'll be pushing/exceeding the capacity of the 2" ball. The 2" ball on the B&W hitch has a max capacity of 7,500 lbs. regardless of the size of shank. My dealer told me that my boat and trailer weigh 6,500 lbs dry. Add almost 400 lbs of gas and I'm already at 6,900. Even assuming I don't put any lead in the boat, add gear and I'll be pushing/exceeding the 7,500 lb limit. I prefer the looks and the functionality of the B&W over any other hitch. What are your thoughts?
  5. Hello all I own the 2020 T 22 I am looking to get a new truck to tow with and looking pretty seriously at a Ford F-150 with the 2.7L V6 motor. Sepc is 8500lb tow capacity. Does anybody have any experience towing with that truck motor setup.
  6. I recently purchased a 2021 Malibu 24 MXZ. It is an amazing boat, but I was very worried about the weight for towing purposes since the dry weight rating went up from 5,500 to 6,000 pounds in the 2021 model. I wasn't sure if this was "rounding up" or some "safety factor" or if there was any real increase from 2020. Most of the information I found on the manufacturer and dealer website, forums. etc., all pointed back to the earlier models. Even my sales rep thought the whole rig would weigh about 6,800 pounds on the trailer. I was concerned because our tow vehicle is rated at 7,500 lbs in the literature, and 7,700 pounds on the label on the car. It is a 2017 Mercedes GLS 550, which is very heavy, has tons of torque and is an outstanding tow vehicle due to its airbags and other tow-enhancement capabilities. It has a width of 84", a touch wider than a bare-bones F150, and the same wheel base at 123". Of course you quickly get a pickup truck to much longer wheelbases, but it stands up well to a short-bed truck. I wasn't able to find much information when researching, so I thought I would post what I learned after my first towing experience and a weigh-in at a truck stop. When I finally got my trailer information in the mail (with my registration) I found it to have a GVWR of 8,200 pounds. That had me concerned, since it is out of sync with the SUV, but I knew that was a "fully loaded rating". I bought a very cool adjustable hitch from Weigh Safe, the CTB6-2-KA 6" Drop Hitch. It has lots of rise and drop adjustment, and is rated at 8,000 lbs with a 2" ball with a 1" shank. I finally trailered the boat for the first time, about 90 miles each way from Lake Lanier to Lake Oconee in Georgia, and here are the results: 1.) I had to put about 3" of rise on the hitch to get the trailer level. The top of the hitch receiver on the SUV is at 15", so that put the bottom of the ball right at 18" . 2.) The car's suspension air-leveled very well and did not seem to have any issue with the tongue weight. 3.) Driving was relatively drama free, although you could tell the boat was massive. Lateral stability was very good, braking was even better. The surge brakes on the tandem-axle trailer worked great, and I felt that the car barely had to do any extra work. 4.) The SUV easily handled acceleration - in fact I started in sport transmission to keep the gears low, but wound up in normal transmission mode and enjoyed a smoother quieter ride. It has 516 foot-pounds of torque so no issues. I took the boat to a truck stop to weight it. I had about a 60% full tank of gas, which would be about 50-55 gallons on board, so roughly 300-330 pounds of gas. I also had a large anchor, ropes, fenders, life vests, but no other coolers or gear. There was likely some water sitting in the ballast tanks (I did not try to repeatedly empty the tanks once on the trailer). I did pull the center drain plug so there wasn't much water in the hull. The verdict? The boat and trailer came in at 7,700 lbs. The weight with the SUV off the scale and the trailer hitched was 7,200 lbs, so there was about 500 pounds of tongue weight. The SUV is rated at 600, so plenty of tongue weight for stability, but not too much for the car. While it is right at the top end of the tow rating for this vehicle and many others in its class, I felt comfortable with the experience and would tow it at reasonable speeds (<70) without concern. I could also run down the gas a bit farther to take another couple hundred pounds out, especially if going long distances, which I would likely do. My two cents.
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