"whitespc1" wrote in message
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My brother is trying to trailer a 19' boat using a 1998 Plymouth Voyager
Minivan which supposedly has some sort of "towing package 2".

His trailer has hydraulic brakes....

When he towed the boat, he said the van was "bucking". Can a 6-cylinder,
3.3 liter minivan trailer a 2700 pound boat?

Yes -- I've been towing a 26' sailboat boat that's right around that weight
with a '97 Grand Voyager with the 3.3 and the towing package.

Do you think the problem is
related to the minivan or is this likely something to do with the
hydraulic
brakes on the trailer? Any thoughts?


I'd suspect the tongue weight being too light as the most likely
culprit--though, I don't get what I'd call 'bucking' when it's too light,
but there's a definite tendency for the boat to sway.

Mark Weaver