My V6 2012 grand Cherokee would move the boat at 45mph.  I wouldn't "haul" with that vehicle.  2015 Duramax didn't even notice it was back there.  2012/2017 IMF boat. Dual axle, triad specs trailer.  With "stuff" but no water, and the 8hp merc , it was just around 3000lbs give or take.   It was best with 425lbs of young weight. Motor on the back of the boat.

Best regards

On Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 3:36 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Boris,
>
> There's a topic in the Reference Pages section of the website with a bit
> of info on this:
>
>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/reference-topic.html?T|reference/Towing%20-%20Rhodes%2022%20Tow%20Weight.html
> <http://www.rhodes22.org/reference-topic.html?T%7Creference/Towing%20-%20Rhodes%2022%20Tow%20Weight.html>
>
> My R22 was built in '88, and I have a 2 axle Triad trailer, so I may be at
> the heavier end of the spectrum.  My '07 Tacoma has the factory towing
> package, and is rated for 6,500 lbs. I get where I'm going, but there are
> times that more power would be nice.
>
> I personally don't think 3,500 is going to cut it, unless you're only
> going a couple of miles over level ground.
>
> Let's see what the rest of hive-mind thinks.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
>
> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
>
> > On 2024-12-05, at 15:52:45 EST, boris at borisland.com wrote:
> >
> > Asking the hive mind for advice:
> >
> > I’m eyeing a refurbished Rhodes 22 1973 with a single-axle Triad
> trailer.  I’ve
> > seen a *wild* range of displacement values for Rh22, and a similarly
> wild range
> > for trailer weights.  What I know from the manufacturer is that the
> 1970s boats
> > are lighter - likely because they don’t have in-mast furling and use
> balsa core
> > rather than marine foam - but the one in question has been refurbished
> with a
> > marine head installation, so it’s not the original-spec.  Further, Triad
> > trailers can be two-axle and one-axle, and this one is one-axle.
> > Are there any owners here with a 1970s vintage boat and a single axle
> triad
> > trailer who can weigh in (pun intended) with their boat and trailer
> total
> > weight?  My Sienna isn’t supposed to pull anything above 3500, so this
> is an
> > important question for me.
> >
> > Boris
> >
> >
>
>
>