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BigDreams · 10-06-2009, 10:21

[QUOTE=Thorpydo;291359]My truck is a 4x2 Toyota Prerunner 4.0L V6, 6 speed manual transmission with rear locking diff. ....

I think you mentioned keeping your boat at your apartment and the first thing I thought of was 'bad idea.' It will be broken into or vandalized by the local idiots. I know what you mean about the cops staking out a stolen car & I don't buy that excuse. I once got hit by a drunk driver and the cop who responded totally amazed me in that he began to merely write down the guys information rather than make an arrest. I was so astonished that I blurted out, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?? !!" to the cop, who looked at me and asked, "well what do you want me to do?" to which I said, "I WANT HIM ARRESTED." Only then did the cop make the arrest & the guy plead guilty later to DUI.

Anyway.....

I don't have a vehicle that will tow my Catalina 18, but its not often that I do anyway. So I rent a Ford F-250 pick up from a local equipment rental yard & just tow it that way. But as you said, the trailer doesn't have brakes so I have to drive with caution and not flat out highway limit. I did hit a large bump one time on the freeway going about 50mph and that caused a moderate fishtail which scared the bejeebers out of me... My guess is, without knowing your truck model well, that the F250 is a heavier truck. The rental charge isn't cheap but cheaper than owning a truck I don't need. Usually about $175 not including gas for about 100 miles. i.e. water to storage yard. The truck is high riding, too, so I don't have to back in beyond the mid wheel cover of the back wheels. But, I also have a trailer extension.

10-06-2009, 10:21	#18
BigDreams Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 80	[QUOTE=Thorpydo;291359]My truck is a 4x2 Toyota Prerunner 4.0L V6, 6 speed manual transmission with rear locking diff. .... I think you mentioned keeping your boat at your apartment and the first thing I thought of was 'bad idea.' It will be broken into or vandalized by the local idiots. I know what you mean about the cops staking out a stolen car & I don't buy that excuse. I once got hit by a drunk driver and the cop who responded totally amazed me in that he began to merely write down the guys information rather than make an arrest. I was so astonished that I blurted out, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?? !!" to the cop, who looked at me and asked, "well what do you want me to do?" to which I said, "I WANT HIM ARRESTED." Only then did the cop make the arrest & the guy plead guilty later to DUI. Anyway..... I don't have a vehicle that will tow my Catalina 18, but its not often that I do anyway. So I rent a Ford F-250 pick up from a local equipment rental yard & just tow it that way. But as you said, the trailer doesn't have brakes so I have to drive with caution and not flat out highway limit. I did hit a large bump one time on the freeway going about 50mph and that caused a moderate fishtail which scared the bejeebers out of me... My guess is, without knowing your truck model well, that the F250 is a heavier truck. The rental charge isn't cheap but cheaper than owning a truck I don't need. Usually about $175 not including gas for about 100 miles. i.e. water to storage yard. The truck is high riding, too, so I don't have to back in beyond the mid wheel cover of the back wheels. But, I also have a trailer extension.