04-13-2011, 02:16 AM
My 1995 19' Bayliner Capri BR with the 4 cyl Mercruiser weighs in at 3200 empty. Add for 6 or 8 cylinder boat.
I towed it all over with a 3.9 liter V-6, but that was in a Dakota mid size truck, long wheelbase with 3.9 gears in the rear end.
Towing is a tricky thing. If you are not going far or fast you can get away with alot. When it's Sunday evening and your coming down Parleys surrounded by other tired boaters and RV's at 75mph through the S's is no time to be trying to get away with anything.
Then there is the other consideration, braking. A VW Bug will get it rolling, but it will stop about as well as accelerate, not a comfortable feeling to be getting pushed into an intersection with the wife and kids in the car.
I, myself, would want something bigger than a Pilot to tow a boat like that. I considered my Dakota to be the minimum for towing that boat.
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I towed it all over with a 3.9 liter V-6, but that was in a Dakota mid size truck, long wheelbase with 3.9 gears in the rear end.
Towing is a tricky thing. If you are not going far or fast you can get away with alot. When it's Sunday evening and your coming down Parleys surrounded by other tired boaters and RV's at 75mph through the S's is no time to be trying to get away with anything.
Then there is the other consideration, braking. A VW Bug will get it rolling, but it will stop about as well as accelerate, not a comfortable feeling to be getting pushed into an intersection with the wife and kids in the car.
I, myself, would want something bigger than a Pilot to tow a boat like that. I considered my Dakota to be the minimum for towing that boat.
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