I just bought a 1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a 350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle, Now I need something to
pull it with as I plan to go to different lakes and rivers with it. (A friend
towed it to my house). Can anyone help me with the size truck I need to pull
it. I have no idea what the boat with trailer weighs, And NO I can't afford
my friends truck!!! PLEASE no math or how to figure it out just the Approx.
weight of the boat or vehicle towing power required, 5000 lb, 7500 lb, Etc.

Hope someone can help.
Thank you in advance

"Armybob" u39716@uwe wrote in message news:7c59f72c211c6@uwe...
I just bought a 1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a 350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle, Now I need something
to
pull it with as I plan to go to different lakes and rivers with it. (A
friend
towed it to my house). Can anyone help me with the size truck I need to
pull
it. I have no idea what the boat with trailer weighs, And NO I can't
afford
my friends truck!!! PLEASE no math or how to figure it out just the
Approx.
weight of the boat or vehicle towing power required, 5000 lb, 7500 lb,
Etc.

Hope someone can help.
Thank you in advance


Try to convince your friend to tow the rig to a 'highway weigh scale'.
I did this in August. first we weighed the whole truck/boat/trailer combo..
then shuttled over to the parking area to nload the boat/trailer to weigh
the truck by itself.
This would give you an accurate picture of the boat/trailer weight. Then
you can decide how capable a truck you need.
I was surprised to find out that my small cruising sailboat was 1730
lbs..rather than the 1200 listed in the manual.

3/4 ton big block engine tuck.


"Armybob" u39716@uwe wrote in message news:7c59f72c211c6@uwe...
I just bought a 1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a 350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle, Now I need something
to
pull it with as I plan to go to different lakes and rivers with it. (A
friend
towed it to my house). Can anyone help me with the size truck I need to
pull
it. I have no idea what the boat with trailer weighs, And NO I can't
afford
my friends truck!!! PLEASE no math or how to figure it out just the
Approx.
weight of the boat or vehicle towing power required, 5000 lb, 7500 lb,
Etc.

Hope someone can help.
Thank you in advance

Also look for a Grain elevator nearby. Sometimes they'll weigh it for
you for 5 bucks.
Truck Stop = out on the highway (sometimes) = trailer not quite right
(lights, plate) = State Bears = bad news Roscoe!!!!!

1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a 350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle,
Probably (guessing) around 5500 lbs. total.

After that last ramble, I'd say at least a 3/4 ton P/U, (4wd for some
ramps) either gas or diesel.
I watched a guy ramp a 30+ footer on the ramp I use, with a 3/4 ton
4WD Suburban in low, and he almost slid the truck in the drink.

On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:37:55 -0800 (PST), Sunk
wrote:

Also look for a Grain elevator nearby. Sometimes they'll weigh it for
you for 5 bucks.
Truck Stop = out on the highway (sometimes) = trailer not quite right
(lights, plate) = State Bears = bad news Roscoe!!!!!

Scrap metal dealers almost always have a drive on scale, and will
weigh you for a reasonable price.

Don White wrote:
"Armybob" u39716@uwe wrote in message news:7c59f72c211c6@uwe...
I just bought a 1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a 350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle, Now I need something
to
pull it with as I plan to go to different lakes and rivers with it. (A
friend
towed it to my house). Can anyone help me with the size truck I need to
pull
it. I have no idea what the boat with trailer weighs, And NO I can't
afford
my friends truck!!! PLEASE no math or how to figure it out just the
Approx.
weight of the boat or vehicle towing power required, 5000 lb, 7500 lb,
Etc.

Hope someone can help.
Thank you in advance


Try to convince your friend to tow the rig to a 'highway weigh scale'.
I did this in August. first we weighed the whole truck/boat/trailer combo..
then shuttled over to the parking area to nload the boat/trailer to weigh
the truck by itself.
This would give you an accurate picture of the boat/trailer weight. Then
you can decide how capable a truck you need.
I was surprised to find out that my small cruising sailboat was 1730
lbs..rather than the 1200 listed in the manual.



Don, If the 1730 lbs was the weight of the sailboat stripped without any
of your gear or additional installed items, your fiberglass has soaked
up a lot of water. You can expect some variance from the specs, but I
would be very surprised if you would see more than 10%.

It is not unusual for boats to soak up water, but 500 lbs is a lot of
water and extra weight for a small sailboat.

On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:01:49 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

Anyway, for me, that would mean that the tow vehicle manufacturer's
GCVW rating should be in the 14,000# range to afford just a bit of
safety margin. Anything over the bare minimum will add usability,
comfort, longevity, and safety.

All of that is true but 14,000 GCVW is well over actual requirements.
I towed a comparable boat and two axle trailer over 1,400 miles,
Connecticut to Florida, with a V8 4WD Toyota Tundra. We had no issues
at all after the initial tuning of tongue weight and tire pressure.
The dealer set it up at 5% tongue weight but we found that stability
was greatly improved at closer to 10%. The Tundra is rated at 11,800
GCVW with the trailer towing package and off road suspension. Towing
65 to 70 mph with overdrive locked out, the 275 cid engine was turning
about 3200 RPM. Normal hills were not a problem and there were no
cooling or stability issues of any kind. Acceleration is noticably
slower than normal so you need to allow more distance when merging
with high speed traffic.

"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Armybob" u39716@uwe wrote in message news:7c59f72c211c6@uwe...
I just bought a 1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a
350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle, Now I need
something to
pull it with as I plan to go to different lakes and rivers with it. (A
friend
towed it to my house). Can anyone help me with the size truck I need to
pull
it. I have no idea what the boat with trailer weighs, And NO I can't
afford
my friends truck!!! PLEASE no math or how to figure it out just the
Approx.
weight of the boat or vehicle towing power required, 5000 lb, 7500 lb,
Etc.

Hope someone can help.
Thank you in advance


Try to convince your friend to tow the rig to a 'highway weigh scale'.
I did this in August. first we weighed the whole truck/boat/trailer
combo.. then shuttled over to the parking area to nload the boat/trailer
to weigh the truck by itself.
This would give you an accurate picture of the boat/trailer weight. Then
you can decide how capable a truck you need.
I was surprised to find out that my small cruising sailboat was 1730
lbs..rather than the 1200 listed in the manual.

Don, If the 1730 lbs was the weight of the sailboat stripped without any
of your gear or additional installed items, your fiberglass has soaked up
a lot of water. You can expect some variance from the specs, but I would
be very surprised if you would see more than 10%.

It is not unusual for boats to soak up water, but 500 lbs is a lot of
water and extra weight for a small sailboat.

Maybe not. The boat may have a motor not in the calculation, not including
the trailer, sails, added stuff including a spare tire. Gets up there
quick.

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On Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:02:31 GMT, "Armybob" u39716@uwe wrote:

I just bought a 1981 Sey Ray 245 Sedan Bridge 25' Long, 8' Wide, with a
350
V8 Engine. It sits on a EZ-Loader trailer dual axle, Now I need something
to
pull it with as I plan to go to different lakes and rivers with it. (A
friend
towed it to my house). Can anyone help me with the size truck I need to
pull
it. I have no idea what the boat with trailer weighs, And NO I can't
afford
my friends truck!!! PLEASE no math or how to figure it out just the
Approx.
weight of the boat or vehicle towing power required, 5000 lb, 7500 lb,
Etc.

Hope someone can help.
Thank you in advance

Wow! That's thinking ahead!

Funny of course.

Haven't bought the boat yet, bought the truck first. But before I did I
went out and looked at lots of boats and got the weights, trailer, motor and
all. Took the highest, 2600lbs, so bought a truck than can do 9600lbs.

Why so much? Simple, I don't want the trailer dragging the truck. If I go
up a hill, I don't want to be doing 20mph in first or second in a 60 zone.
Plus, the higher the ratio of truck capabilities to what your actually
towing makes it safer to tow and not as hard on the truck pulling it. I
like 2:1 better than 1:1 (capabilities/actual).

Also note, the truck rating is total tow plus load. People and stuff in the
bed subtract from this.

Plus tongue weight can be an issue if loading up to the max. Want to make
sure you stay below this also.