....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.

"HK" wrote in message
...
...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.

I could just do that with my Sandpiper 565 weekend cruiser sailboat. After
I bought the new trailer and the weight went just north of 2300 lbs with a
190 tongue weight, i'd only lif/juggle it the last few inches if I had
trouble lining up.
What a treat dealing with the Yukon with a total combo weight of less than
800 lbs.

Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
...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.

I could just do that with my Sandpiper 565 weekend cruiser sailboat. After
I bought the new trailer and the weight went just north of 2300 lbs with a
190 tongue weight, i'd only lif/juggle it the last few inches if I had
trouble lining up.
What a treat dealing with the Yukon with a total combo weight of less than
800 lbs.




There's always a smart ass around... :}

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.

wrote in message
...
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:


wrote in message
...
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."

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.

I can remember, but even with an 18' runabout it was still heavy

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:48:55 -0500, 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.

You need at least 5% tongue weight (boat + trailer) so for all
practical purposes you are limited to a boat/trailer combo of 3000 lbs
or so, preferably less.

Of course if you are driving at the sedate old lady speeds that you
once claimed, you could tow with 1% tongue weight. Just move your
boat aft on the trailer and drive less than 40 mph.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:48:55 -0500, 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.

You need at least 5% tongue weight (boat + trailer) so for all
practical purposes you are limited to a boat/trailer combo of 3000 lbs
or so, preferably less.

Of course if you are driving at the sedate old lady speeds that you
once claimed, you could tow with 1% tongue weight. Just move your
boat aft on the trailer and drive less than 40 mph.



Do you have to be a snarky ass with every response you post?

I drive at a safe speed when trailering, 55 to 60 mph when conditions
allow. I see no reason to burn as much fuel as possible and be on the
ragged edge of the ability of my vehicle and trailer brakes when towing.

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:44:32 -0500, HK wrote:

Do you have to be a snarky ass with every response you post?

Sorry Harry, didn't mean to offend your delicate sensibilities.

You don't seem to deal very well with your own snot coming back at you
or is it my imagination ?