On Mar 3, 9:48*am, HK wrote:
...to lift that tongue of that trailer by hand with the boat on it and
put it on the hitch ball? *No, I don't mean youse guys with the small
boats.

I think the last time I was able to do this was in the late 1950s, with
my 15' Wolverine and 25 or 33 hp Big Twin.

My 17.5' bass boat loaded with all my gear, and a 135 evinrude still
finds it's way to the ball by hand. Of course, I'm not fat and out of
shape.

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On Mar 3, 9:48 am, HK wrote:
...to lift that tongue of that trailer by hand with the boat on it and
put it on the hitch ball? No, I don't mean youse guys with the small
boats.

I think the last time I was able to do this was in the late 1950s, with
my 15' Wolverine and 25 or 33 hp Big Twin.

My 17.5' bass boat loaded with all my gear, and a 135 evinrude still
finds it's way to the ball by hand. Of course, I'm not fat and out of
shape.

If the doughboy's boat is properly loaded on the trailer, the tongue weight
would probably be around 500lb. Hope the trailer has good brakes and the tow
vehicle can handle the load.

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:52:40 -0500, "agent X" wrote:


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On Mar 3, 9:48 am, HK wrote:
...to lift that tongue of that trailer by hand with the boat on it and
put it on the hitch ball? No, I don't mean youse guys with the small
boats.

I think the last time I was able to do this was in the late 1950s, with
my 15' Wolverine and 25 or 33 hp Big Twin.

My 17.5' bass boat loaded with all my gear, and a 135 evinrude still
finds it's way to the ball by hand. Of course, I'm not fat and out of
shape.

If the doughboy's boat is properly loaded on the trailer, the tongue weight
would probably be around 500lb. Hope the trailer has good brakes and the tow
vehicle can handle the load.

Agreed.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."