On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:43:48 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:31:05 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Wouldn't having the proper tongue weight get rid of much of that? When I
bought the Proline, it did a lot of swaying and acting weird. I checked,
and the tongue weight was only a little over 100lbs, plus the transom hung
out over the last rollers by over a foot.

Adjustments allowed me to pull the boat forward and increase the tongue
weight to the proper amount (about 450lbs). That made a nice difference in
the way the boat handled and in pulling it up a ramp.

Proper tongue weight and tire inflation can make a huge difference but
for towing any kind of distance at interstate highway speeds there is
really no substitute for weight and length.

I've never towed a boat faster than about 55. The boat I'm considering will
weigh in at around 2000lbs, give or take, so I won't be approaching the V8
4Runner's capacity.

But, I may just keep the GMC 1500 for towing jobs etc. and forget the
4Runner. Save a bunch of money too.