On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:21:34 -0500, Honey Badger wrote:

John H wrote:
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:40:23 -0600, Richard wrote:

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:55:42 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:54:27 -0600, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:00:53 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:31:36 -0500, John
wrote:

OK, some folks want to call it a 'truck'.

Yup, looks like a truck to me. Same color as Don's too.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5216/5...5fa4233b_b.jpg
A "truck" can, fairly, be judged on its ability to tow a boat. A RAV4
is a girly "truck" suitable for hauling girly boats. What "truck" has
a maximum towing capacity of about 3500 pounds? Maybe a really small
Bayliner?
I am considering buying a Cu****er 28 inboard single Diesel cruiser.
260 HP Yanmar six, usual amenaties. Thirty three feet with the pulpet
and swim platform. A telescoping ladder over the bow to access a
beach. Probably close to 9000 pounds fully equipped with AC rev cycle
and a generator, as well as full fuel and water. Standard bow and
stern thrusters, optional wireless remote and optiional cockpit
mounted wheel and throttle. Hold it against the fenders with the
thrusters while you untie the lines. The head has a flimsy glass bowl
for a sink, attached at the bottom, not recessed and sure to break
right off if anyone puts any weight on it. The head door will not open
fully if the V berth is made up. So what do you need to haul it?

Casady
Others have provided the correct answer with respect to hardware. The
real issue may be that the boat and trailer combination are over width
and/or over height. Depending on the intended towing area, that could
be a deal breaker.
The web site shows a Ram 2500 with the boat on an EzLoader trailer,
which is a coupl;e of feet narrower than the 8 1/2 foot boat. Height
with it in the water, mast folded, is less than ten feet. It would be
more on the trailer.

http://www.cu****erboats.com/articles/
Can't get to that page with Firefox or Internet Explorer.
Try this....

http://www.cu****erboats.com/article...Trail_2011.pdf

-HB

Thanks. That's a nice looking boat. And, it appears that the Dodge Ram 2500 diesel has about 22K lbs
towing capacity, so it should handle that pretty well - if you can stand riding in a Dodge pickup.