Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:24:25 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:22:27 -0500, SSmokin wrote:

I have a 2002 Ford F-150. 5.4, 4x4 Extended Cab. I’m looking at a
29’ Cheetah offshore (CX-29). I know that the truck can pull the boat
from point A to point B, but what about "out of the water, on a steep
ramp"? Any thoughts?
In my opinion, no.

I have a 2005 version of that same truck and it will barely tow my
Ranger 20' 200 C center console - boat, engine, trailer weigh in at
just over 5,000 lbs. I get 5 mpg on average over 900 miles of towing
just last week and the average speed was 50 mph.

Do what you will, but you need a bigger truck.

Hmmm. Apples and oranges, but when I pull Yo Ho, I get about 12 mpg
with my V8 SUV. I think we are pulling about the same weight, too.

Of course it does.

You are the master.


I'll be glad to set up a meeting between you and the mileage meter on my
SUV. You can argue with it. The last time I checked the mileage, I
pulled the boat about 35 miles from the dealership down to Solomons,
MD., and except for two miles of shopping center congestion, ran the SUV
at 60 mph.

When you say your "average speed" over 900 miles was 50 mph, you don't
say what your top speed was, or how long you ran at that speed, or what
kind of traffic you might have encountered, et cetera. In other words,
there is so little specificity in your narrative, it is meaningless.

I used to tow a 19-foot SeaPro, a rig just a tad lighter than yours.
Towed it with a Toyota V8 truck. Got around 11 mph at highway towing
speeds.