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| Like Merckid...I'm brand loyal to the bowtie. There'll never be anything else in my garage or under my ownership. But I will not get into the brand loyalty debate.
I will give you some insight as to where I'm at currently with tow vehicle and boat.
Right now...I have a Crestliner 1750 with a 90hp as well. Much like the boat you have. Though it's not a heavy boat...it's still a decent sized boat. I pull it with a 2002 Trailblazer (which someone here mentioned) with the inline 6 banger. Very nice truck. It pulls the boat with no problems and I've had it down in some southeastern states that have some decent hills. This truck doesn't faulter at all going up or down hills.
however..I will tell you this...if gas milage is of a concern to you...do NOT look into a Trailblazer to pull your boat. On a GOOD day...I'm at 12 mpg. With headwinds on a highway or in-town stop and go traffic...you'll be looking at 8-10 mpg at best. So...for long trips...it may or may not be the best...depending on your wallet and budget. There's really no gas milage friendly SUV out on the market either..sooooo....
The trailblazer is plenty big enough. This past summer I took a trip south with four guys and all their gear for a four day trip and we all piled into this rig and my boat no problem.
As far as power though..the Trailblazer has plenty of power to pull this boat around town, on the highway at speed, up and down hills (I didn't say mountains as I haven't been in an true mountanious regions yet with it...) and in and out of boat luanches.
Like Hulbert and others here have said...go with the biggest truck that your budget/wallet will allow. Allow room for growth. Just because you have that 17 ft lund now..doesn't mean you'll always have that boat. You may not be thinking of upgrading now...but who knows...you may come across a boat for a steal of a deal that'll quickly change your mind without any fore thought. That's what happened to me this past summer. I was completely happy and content with my 'lil 14' Sea Nymph alum. fishing boat that weighed next to nothing...so...behind the Trailblazer...it was as if it wasn't even there. We had the Trailblazer before I bought the current boat I have now, the Crestliner. The Crestliner took me by suprise completely. We were not even thinking or considering a new boat. But we saw this steal of a deal of an opportunity knocking...so we answered. So..you'll see...I didn't have thoughts of buying a bigger boat. I will say this though...in about two years...we will be upgrading to a larger tow vehicle...for that very reason. You just never know when you stumble into the next "deal."
Personally...if we could afford it right now...I'd have a V-8 tow vehicle in the family. But there are many other factors that are keeping us from that right now. But for the time being...that Trailblazer is a really nice rig and does just fine with the size of the boat you and I have.
Hope this helps.
Edited by MACK 12/15/2005 2:33 PM
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