Towing boat behind 5th wheel
 

Anyone out here tow a boat behind their 5th wheel?
Does it require a special license?
What's involved?

Bryan wrote:
Anyone out here tow a boat behind their 5th wheel?
Does it require a special license?
What's involved?

I think it would be dependent on length. I knew a guy who sold horse
trailers, and he'd tow two at a time.

"Bryan" wrote in message
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Anyone out here tow a boat behind their 5th wheel?
Does it require a special license?
What's involved?


Call your DMV and ask. In Calif. you can tow, but be very careful of where
you go. Use only truck stop fueling, as observed a 5er and boat, get stuck
in an Arco station in Tracy, CA. Could not back up and not enough room to
pull forward. Do not know how the resolved the situation.

Legal pretty much throughout the southern states. I've not done it but have
seen it done. Fellow who was in the site next to me at the P'cola NAS
Campground does it. He has a hitch attached beneath the bumper of the fiver
and the necessary electrical hook up and that's it.

He does not attempt to back up but it could be done with a ground guide and
some hand held radios. He drops the boat & trailer off at the NAS Marina
enroute to the campground. As soon as he's situated in his camp site he
returns to the marina and recovers the boat. Navy does not permit boat
trailers at the CG over night so he leaves the boat/trailer at the marina
when not boating. Before leaving he sets up the boat/trailer at the marina
for hook up to the fiver.

Fueling can be an issue with a tandem tow so it's necessary to plan ahead.

Butch
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"Bryan" wrote in message
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Anyone out here tow a boat behind their 5th wheel?
Does it require a special license?
What's involved?


Call your DMV and ask. In Calif. you can tow, but be very careful of
where you go. Use only truck stop fueling, as observed a 5er and boat,
get stuck in an Arco station in Tracy, CA. Could not back up and not
enough room to pull forward. Do not know how the resolved the situation.

Butch Davis wrote:

Fueling can be an issue with a tandem tow so it's necessary to plan ahead.

Butch

Yeah, same with the McDonalds drive-thru!

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Butch Davis wrote:

Fueling can be an issue with a tandem tow so it's necessary to plan
ahead.

Butch

Yeah, same with the McDonalds drive-thru!


Keep your eyes on the fryer and quit looking out the window.

Herb Sewel wrote:
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Butch Davis wrote:

Fueling can be an issue with a tandem tow so it's necessary to plan
ahead.

Butch

Yeah, same with the McDonalds drive-thru!


Keep your eyes on the fryer and quit looking out the window.

Hello, Smithers.