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[QUOTE]Jerry Newman - 3/4/2014  11:29 PM

It's also nice not to worry about the gear in the boat when you pull out at night because you're right there basically guarding it, I put my boat on a trailer every night for that reason alone. I also really like just leaving everything in the MH between trips, you can also bring almost everything but the kitchen sink (okay I guess you bring that too) and everything stays conveniently in one place.

I have owned 4 MHs that I have mainly used for pulling my boat. Matter of fact, I rather back my boat up with the motorhome than my pickup truck anymore .  I remember it being a little intimidating at first, but would guess you will be driving and launching just about anywhere you go now after some practice (you will not need the up front trailer hitch deal). I have a backup camera, but only look at it when I pause while backing up or it throws me off… probably just gotten use to using the mirrors.  When you're backing straight and can’t see your boat in the mirrors, that's a good thing.

My first MH was a 25 foot class C, my second a 25 foot class A that I quickly traded in on a 29 foot Ford class C and ended up putting over 100k miles on it before selling it after buying my latest 30’ class C, my last three were bought privately with low mileage as recommended. I've put about 30k on this last one so far and this gas 10 cylinder Ford F450 with heavy-duty suspension is definitely my favorite rig by a long shot (my preference is absolutely for the class C design over the class A).

The reason I like the class C is the standard size single bed over the cab for myself, and having 2 rear bunk beds that keep the other 1-2 fisherman as far away from me as possible for privacy. It's pretty hard to find one with those bunk beds, and this one even originally came with 4 bunk beds, but I removed the top two beds leaving part of them in place as shelves for convenient storage… when the guys hop in they just throw their gear above their bunks and we roll.

That's about all I can think of, good luck.
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Posted 3/4/2014 11:29 PM (#696333 - in reply to #696257)
Subject: Re: Pulling boat with Class C motorhome

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Jerry and Jerome pretty well covered the convenience factor, and I agree bigger is better to a point but opted to stay in the 30 foot range. I would add that using a motorhome is somewhat of a secret weapon because you really maximize time on the water and rest… the two most important things to me when fishing.

It's also nice not to worry about the gear in the boat when you pull out at night because you're right there basically guarding it, I put my boat on a trailer every night for that reason alone. I also really like just leaving everything in the MH between trips, you can also bring almost everything but the kitchen sink (okay I guess you bring that too) and everything stays conveniently in one place.

I have owned 4 MHs that I have mainly used for pulling my boat. Matter of fact, I rather back my boat up with the motorhome than my pickup truck anymore . I remember it being a little intimidating at first, but would guess you will be driving and launching just about anywhere you go now after some practice (you will not need the up front trailer hitch deal). I have a backup camera, but only look at it when I pause while backing up or it throws me off… probably just gotten use to using the mirrors. When you're backing straight and can’t see your boat in the mirrors, that's a good thing.

My first MH was a 25 foot class C, my second a 25 foot class A that I quickly traded in on a 29 foot Ford class C and ended up putting over 100k miles on it before selling it after buying my latest 30’ class C, my last three were bought privately with low mileage as recommended. I've put about 30k on this last one so far and this gas 10 cylinder Ford F450 with heavy-duty suspension is definitely my favorite rig by a long shot (my preference is absolutely for the class C design over the class A).

The reason I like the class C is the standard size single bed over the cab for myself, and having 2 rear bunk beds that keep the other 1-2 fisherman as far away from me as possible for privacy. It's pretty hard to find one with those bunk beds, and this one even originally came with 4 bunk beds, but I removed the top two beds leaving part of them in place as shelves for convenient storage… when the guys hop in they just throw their gear above their bunks and we roll.

That's about all I can think of, good luck.