A few years ago I towed a Rhodes 22 for Stan from Edenton to the Annapolis Boat Show with my Dodge Grand Caravan rated for 3,500 lbs. would not have wanted to go through mountains and have no idea how it would do on a ramp, but had no problem.

Bob
Beach Spring

Robert L. Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC

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Graham,
I have a 76 on a single axle trailer. I just finished towing it from Lake
Erie to South Carolina without issues definitely felt like no more than
3500lbs behind me. Only hit on fuel mileage was in West Virginia.  Does
your Pilot AWD? Will you have slick ramps? If both of those are true, I
would go with a Nissan Frontier (or Pathfinder if you’re more of the SUV
type).
Brian
Sumter

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 11:49 Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:

> Graham, history on the list claims the older boats were lighter. I think
> they started out at around 2,200 lbs. The trailers I think range from
> 700-900 lbs, You should be fine with a 3500 lb. rating.
> How strict is your local constabulary? What are the Canadian laws like for
> personal towing?  Things only you would know. I say go for it. The tow
> rating by the auto companies are normally light, just to cover their
> liability in court.
> Cary
> S/V Whisper '86
> Radford, VA
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 11:18 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> wrote:
>
> > Previous discussions about towing have focused on towing the R22 over
> > significant distances and with boats that are loaded with gear.
> >
> > I only tow my boat about 5 miles twice a year - to the nearby ramp and
> > back. I dock the boat at my house so I don't need to load it down with
> > stuff.
> >
> > Currently I am using a Honda Pilot which handles the boat easily but it
> is
> > now 16 years old and is coming up for replacement. I am reluctant to get
> > more vehicle than I need and am wondering what experience those on the
> list
> > with vehicles that have a 3500 lb towing capacity.
> >
> > Any thoughts are welcome.
> >
> > Graham Stewart
> > gstewart8 at cogeco.ca
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>