On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:04:04 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/18/2014 5:40 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:03:16 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/18/2014 3:25 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:18:37 -0400, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:

On 3/18/2014 1:36 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:15:14 -0400, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
wrote:

On 3/18/2014 12:55 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:49:28 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:21:20 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

If I had the money to spend I'd design a light trawler capable of 15
mpg.

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There's no such animal. Even small sailboats do not get that kind of
fuel economy under most conditions.

I get around 8-9 MPG at hull speed in my boat.

I get around 8 or 9 mpg in my yacht.

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How long do your tires last?


Don't know. They look new.

I'm going to have to bite the bullet and spend the bucks for some tires for the Silverado. About
settled on Michelin LTX MS/2. WalMart's got 'em for $216, plus $12 mounting/balancing/etc. That's
$28/tire less than Costco - which also charges $15/tire for mounting/balancing.


You need tires already? How many miles do you have on that beast?
My truck just turned 22,000 miles. Had it since 2008. Tires are still
like new, pretty much. I think they'll rot before they wear.


It's got 57,001 miles on it right now - most of those pulling that trailer. These tires are probably
good for another 4-5K, but if we decide to take that trailer out to Yellowstone, which is in our
thoughts, I wouldn't try it with this set.



We tried the RV thing for a while. Just never got into it. The first
TV and major trip was in a 36 or 37 foot Pace Arrow Class A motorhome.
JiminFl should remember that one well. I bought it brand new and we
were on our way to Florida, climbing some hills on Rt 84 in Virginia
somewhere.

All of a sudden I felt and heard an explosion but everything seemed
fine. I stopped for gas and was checking to see what the noise came
from. Discovered I must have caught a rock or something between the
tires on one rear side. (It had duals on the back). Whatever I hit
ripped a hole in the side wall of the inner tire and it was flat. It
was in a pretty remote area with nothing but hills and farms around.
Finally found a truck repair place and pulled in. Nice people but they
had to special order a new tire so we camped in their parking lot for
the night while they sent a guy to who knew where to pick up the tire.

That was the first of several bad experiences with that piece of junk.
Lost the brakes on it and had to be towed with a giant tow truck.
I also discovered that the rubber fuel line for the generator was
chaffing against a frame section that had been cut with a torch by the
manufacturer of the RV and left rough and ragged. (They cut the frame
to add an extension).

Got rid of it fast.


We kicked around buying a Class A for a couple months. I liked the idea of having a pickup and not
having to tow a 'toad' for running around. We've been very happy with the Open Range fifth-wheel.
Some friends traded in 5'er for a Winnebago Journey when we got our trailer. They're not happy, plus
they spent about three times what we did - and we've got the truck *and* the trailer. I'm still
thankful your wife wanted to keep the one you had on the Sprinter chassis. Don't remember which one
it was. This 33'er is just the right size - and roomy enough to handle another couple as well.