On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:41:54 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Apr 29, 11:29?am, JR North wrote:
Just who do you expect is
stupid (and rich) enough to fork over 120k (that's unfinanced) to do the
trailer boat thing? Buy a brand new truck to tow the boat? Come ON.....
JR


Maybe the guys in the market for used boats like this one?

http://tinyurl.com/2gv66f


Somehow I just can't quite see that going down the road behind a $2000
beater truck. Not saying it wouldn't or couldn't happen, but I would
be surprised to see it done routinely.

And, heck yes it's possible to boat really, really, cheaply. Strap a
little car-topper upside down over an 88 Honda Accord and head for the
beach. When there, row around or hang a 3-5 HP outboard on the back.
It doesn't have to be expensive, it's just that most folks prefer
something above a minimalist experience.




I doubt most guys who buy 28' Gradys trailer them very far, if at all,
Dr. Spam. Gradys are pretty popular around here, and that includes the
larger ones. Most are slipped at marinas. Some are kept at storage lots
adjacent to marinas. You don't need much of a truck to get your boat
from the storage lot to the ramp. And if the ramps are decent, you
typically do not need a 4X4 as a launch vehicle.

As for what "most folks" prefer, I suggest you haven't a clue.

Perhaps in the future the commercial boating magazine for which you
write will change its name to Northwest Cartopper, and you can regale us
with tours of the plastic canoe factory.

Harry, you're such a sweetheart. What a neat guy!