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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot | Mikie, you may want to rethink how much you're really pulling. On most vehicles they may say 5000# towing capacity. If you read the fine print in order to get to that 5000#'s you need to have an anti-sway device on the trailer. If you put one on you can't have surge brakes. The other thing is that the 5000# includes passangers and gear.
I thought that I was towing much less with my rig then I really was when I broke it down.
Hull: 1800
Motor: 550
Trailer 1200 ish
= 3500# That's stated weight by the mfg and we all know how accurate that is.
Now add:
Boat Gas 50 gal(full tank) 400
Truck Gas 25 gal: 200
Oil and prop (motor weight's don't include the prop or oil): 30
Gear: 300-500 (I'm a pack-rat)
2 passengers: 450#
= 1500# roughly
That's a total of 5000# (I didn't try to get to 5000, just happened). That's maxing your rig and assuming you're not bringing 3 guys or a family's worth of stuff to the lake. Granted I usually never run a full tank in my boat, but sometimes I will. Now factor in a headwind and/or hills and you're going to be putting a lot of stress/heat on the drive train and breaks.
The Ridgeline would probably be doable. I just wanted to point out the total picture before you spend the $. If you're set on buying new I'd find someone who would let you pull the boat with one before you buy. If you're going to a dealership they've probably got a used one you could do this with. Like I said before, I just bought a slightly used truck for a steal because nobody wants the big rigs. I'm still laughing at the deal I got!
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