I'd pull the wheels and grease the bearing and them tow it home. Drive
assuming it has no brakes. Do it on a Sunday evening. 110 miles is not
very far.

"Steve P" wrote in message
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Questions:

How much does the boat and trailer weigh?
What is the maximum height of the boat when sitting on the trailer?
How much of the boat extends beyond the rear trailer wheels?

I am assuming you want to keep the existing trailer (to rebuild repair?)
and want to transport the boat on it. Otherwise, why not invest in a new
trailer for it before moving it?

Reason I ask for the weight and height, I have a dual axle, 18 or 20 foot
(bed) car trailer ... (I'd have to go measure it again to confirm which)
It is rated at 7000 lb GVW and has a 10,000 lb electric winch on it
(installed by me). The trailer itself is 1700 lbs, so it can legally
carry a maximum load of 5300 lbs. There is an additional 5 or so feet of
space between the front of the bed and the tongue ball, so I think the
boat trailer might just fit on it, but the question is how much of the
boat will stick out beyond the end of the car trailer and, of course, the
weight.

Only problem is ... I no longer have a truck rated to tow 7000 lbs.

I used to have a similar sized bobcat trailer that had a 10,000 lb. GVW
rating that I bought by mistake, thinking I could use it as a car
trailer. Turns out you can't because the axles are located too far back
and putting a older, full sized classic car on it resulted in over 2000
lbs on the tongue. Something like it might work if you can rent or borrow
one.

Eisboch

"RCE" wrote in message
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Questions:



How much does the boat and trailer weigh?

What is the maximum height of the boat when sitting on the trailer?

How much of the boat extends beyond the rear trailer wheels?



I am assuming you want to keep the existing trailer (to rebuild repair?)

and want to transport the boat on it. Otherwise, why not invest in a new

trailer for it before moving it?



Reason I ask for the weight and height, I have a dual axle, 18 or 20 foot

(bed) car trailer ... (I'd have to go measure it again to confirm which)

It is rated at 7000 lb GVW and has a 10,000 lb electric winch on it

(installed by me). The trailer itself is 1700 lbs, so it can legally
carry

a maximum load of 5300 lbs. There is an additional 5 or so feet of space

between the front of the bed and the tongue ball, so I think the boat

trailer might just fit on it, but the question is how much of the boat
will

stick out beyond the end of the car trailer and, of course, the weight.



Only problem is ... I no longer have a truck rated to tow 7000 lbs.



I used to have a similar sized bobcat trailer that had a 10,000 lb. GVW

rating that I bought by mistake, thinking I could use it as a car
trailer.

Turns out you can't because the axles are located too far back and
putting a

older, full sized classic car on it resulted in over 2000 lbs on the
tongue.

Something like it might work if you can rent or borrow one.



Eisboch



Here's a story that might irritate Short Wave a bit. I went to look at the
boat and after the seller went through everything that he knew was wrong
and right about it, we talked about price. I felt that his initial asking
price was in line with what the boat was worth and said so. We then began
to discuss the logistics of me getting it home. He was the one that
suggested the ramp truck as he had seen too many boats on broken trailers
alongside Rt. 3 on his way to the Cape that Saturday morning. As a matter
of fact he even offered to deduct the cost of using a ramp truck from our
agreed upon price. Nice guy! But me, I'm a savvy enough negotiator to know
that I had better get outta the real quick, before he could talk me down
any more! So that's were I stand now.

Here is a picture of the boat as she sits:

http://www.kci2.com/big/3.jpg

I'm guessing about 6' beyond the rear wheels to the end of the rig. The
seller had no idea of numbers on weight but I found a figure of 3750 lbs.
on the Wellcraft site for the O/B model. Whether they include the motor or
not I don't know so I figure add another 600 lb. Seller and I speculated
about 1000 lbs. for the trailer for an all up weight of 5350. I didn't
check on how much gas was in the tank though and things have probably been
added over the years that might bring the weight up even higher.

I have an '04 1/2-Ton Suburban which can pull it but I'm worried about a
bearing or tire giving out on the highway, as well as stopping without the
trailer brakes working. Don't even mention the likelyhood of a ticket for
the defective equipment if I wind up pulling over to the side while on the
Interstate.

Thanks You RCE