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On Friday, June 8, 2018 at 1:31:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2018 06:29:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

The first 30 for got away. I should have grabbed it. It was a tri-toon with lots of add ons and 85 hp evinrude. And a Hoosier sissies trailer. $6,500.00 It wasn’t the dollar short but the day late.

Now have eyes on a standard 28 with 85 hp Mercury, collapsible hard top and nice furniture and a dual axle bunk trailer. $3500.00 Not bare bones but some add ins. Gonna go look at it tomorrow.

Not a fan of a single axle “sizzzer� trailer as the first had but I think the first would have been a better overall value.

Anyhow.....this one might come home with me.

Those between the toon trailers suck. It is harder to load, you have
to be very careful with what is under the stringers on the boat and
they tend to flip pretty easy because the axles are so short and the
wheels so close together.
A bunk trailer with a regular axle under it will trail pretty nicely,
even at interstate speeds. It is best (I have found) to have the
tongue down lower (not level) because the tilt of the boat tends to
add down force at speed and it trails better. I won't even tell Harry
how fast I have been with mine. For Richard, it was on Alligator Alley
at 2AM and I was pretty much alone there. Behind my van or Suburban,
it was pretty much unnoticeable. I do have a lighter than normal
pontoon tho, no furniture at all.

My 25 foot tritoon on its galvanized twin axle trailer is heavy, and you know it's back there. But on the interstate behind a late model Suburban, towing at 70 or so is no problem.

Pontoon II
 

12:13 PMIts Me
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My 25 foot tritoon on its galvanized twin axle trailer is heavy, and you know it's back there. But on the interstate behind a late model Suburban, towing at 70 or so is no problem.

........
Just made it home with the 28. The twin axle bunk was 5 years old and worked flawlessly. Engine hasn’t run �*♀� n a year and a half but shouldn’t be a huge concern. I’ll replace the transom wood engine mount. It looks wet and a bit spongy. The floor is planks and not sheets. Interesting. Got some work to do but not really bad. The trailer alone is worth what I paid for the whole thing....

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Its Me wrote:
On Friday, June 8, 2018 at 1:31:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2018 06:29:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

The first 30 for got away. I should have grabbed it. It was a tri-toon
with lots of add ons and 85 hp evinrude. And a Hoosier sissies trailer.
$6,500.00 It wasn’t the dollar short but the day late.

Now have eyes on a standard 28 with 85 hp Mercury, collapsible hard
top and nice furniture and a dual axle bunk trailer. $3500.00 Not
bare bones but some add ins. Gonna go look at it tomorrow.

Not a fan of a single axle “sizzzer� trailer as the first had but I
think the first would have been a better overall value.

Anyhow.....this one might come home with me.

Those between the toon trailers suck. It is harder to load, you have
to be very careful with what is under the stringers on the boat and
they tend to flip pretty easy because the axles are so short and the
wheels so close together.
A bunk trailer with a regular axle under it will trail pretty nicely,
even at interstate speeds. It is best (I have found) to have the
tongue down lower (not level) because the tilt of the boat tends to
add down force at speed and it trails better. I won't even tell Harry
how fast I have been with mine. For Richard, it was on Alligator Alley
at 2AM and I was pretty much alone there. Behind my van or Suburban,
it was pretty much unnoticeable. I do have a lighter than normal
pontoon tho, no furniture at all.

My 25 foot tritoon on its galvanized twin axle trailer is heavy, and you
know it's back there. But on the interstate behind a late model
Suburban, towing at 70 or so is no problem.


Towing is rarely a problem. Stopping is.

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6:51 PMBill
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Towing is rarely a problem. Stopping is.


-/——/

Oh yes. It pulled easily behind a 1/2 2003 ton GMC. And from years ago, you don’t have to fly low at break-neck speed. Even on the interstate we went 55. In the right lane of course.LOL!

Pontoon II
 

On Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 7:51:51 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote:
Its Me wrote:
On Friday, June 8, 2018 at 1:31:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2018 06:29:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

The first 30 for got away. I should have grabbed it. It was a tri-toon
with lots of add ons and 85 hp evinrude. And a Hoosier sissies trailer.

Pontoon II
 

Its Me
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That's why you use some sense and don't snapchat while you are towing.

I can't wait until they make cell phones disabled while moving over 5mph.
.........

I’m really not that big on Bluetooth either. My wife’s Honda CRV is rigged so the phone comes over the radio. I think that’s better. But conversations are slurred.

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Tim

Its MeÂ*

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That's why you use some sense and don't snapchat while you are towing.Â*

I can't wait until they make cell phones disabled while moving over 5mph.Â*

.........Â*

"I’m really not that big on Bluetooth either. Â*My wife’s Honda CRV is rigged so the phone comes over the radio. Â*I think that’s better. But conversations are slurred."

My phone works perfectly through the Highlander's Bluetooth radio.
It was difficult to pair up. I tried a few times and eventually took it back to the dealer for setup.

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9:46 PMTrue North
Tim
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My phone works perfectly through the Highlander's Bluetooth radio.
It was difficult to pair up. I tried a few times and eventually took it back to the dealer for setup.

......


I don’t know what it is with my wife’s Honda’s. The last two have sounded the same way. One thing is I thing the radios tone controls have something to do with it. Not hard to understand but still sounds like in an oil drum. Maybe it’s also my rotten hearing. Lol!

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On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 19:03:06 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Its Me
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That's why you use some sense and don't snapchat while you are towing.

I can't wait until they make cell phones disabled while moving over 5mph.
........

I’m really not that big on Bluetooth either. My wife’s Honda CRV is rigged so the phone comes over the radio. I think that’s better. But conversations are slurred.

There are plenty of studies that say talking on the phone is almost as
dangerous hands free as it is holding the phone. That is one Harry
can't get mad at me about. I don't have a phone with me 99.99% of the
time. I use about 20 minutes a year.

Pontoon II
 

On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 20:26:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


9:46 PMTrue North
Tim
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My phone works perfectly through the Highlander's Bluetooth radio.
It was difficult to pair up. I tried a few times and eventually took it back to the dealer for setup.

.....


I don’t know what it is with my wife’s Honda’s. The last two have sounded the same way. One thing is I thing the radios tone controls have something to do with it. Not hard to understand but still sounds like in an oil drum. Maybe it’s also my rotten hearing. Lol!

You can't really tell when my wife uses the phone in the Lincoln. I
guess it depends on where the mike is.
She also has talk to text and it reads the incoming texts to you.