One caveat to this. Check your local Uhaul(s). Not all typically have pickups to rent, especially in more rural areas. 

If it’s available, it’s great and perfect for short tows a few times a year. 

Just make sure you get the right size ball for the hitch before you leave!

Tom

> On Jan 18, 2019, at 6:48 AM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Great information, thanks.  I think that makes more sense for me, personally, since I rarely tow and don’t really need a large vehicle otherwise.  
> 
> Frank
> 
>> On Jan 18, 2019, at 6:30 AM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I rent a 1/2 ton pickup from Uhaul to launch and retrieve my boat each
>> year.  They charge $20 per day plus mileage and I don't need to drive a gas
>> guzzling SUV all year round.  I owned a Chevy Blazer for a number of years
>> and towed the Rhodes with that.  It was rated for 5,000# and is the
>> absolute minimum towing capacity for our boats.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *Stephen Staum*
>> *s/v Carol Lee 2*
>> 
>> *Needham, MA*
>> 
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 2:42 PM Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Fwiw, at a 2016 auto show, I did shopping based on 5,000 lb. towing
>>> capacity. The mid-size Kia Sorento V-6 was the only ’smaller’ SUV w/ that
>>> capacity. My son was selling them at the time, and I had the opportunity to
>>> tow my R22 from coastal NJ to Edenton & back with no issues at all. That
>>> included 30 to 35-mph cross winds on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge going down,
>>> just after their 40-mph restrictions for trailers, RVs were lifted and
>>> other bridges (Del. Memorial and local). It was steady, stable and very
>>> responsive. With 26 avg. MPG, it replaced a RAV-4 that was able to tow
>>> locally (after warranty expired).
>>> 
>>> Jay Friedland
>>> S/V Wanderlust ’97
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 17, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Very helpful to know; the son may balk at subjecting his truck to this
>>> burden, after all.
>>>> 
>>>> Frank
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 17, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Art Czerwonky via Rhodes22-list <
>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frank,I am sure too light. You might bluff thru on the flat, but the
>>> hills would be a real problem. I suspect that Honda might nix warranty
>>> claims to boot.  Short haul, launching anyone's guess.Arts/v MaryJaneLake
>>> Hartwell
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 5:38 PM, Frank Goldsmith<goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:   Recently there was a thread about towing a Rhodes with various
>>> vehicles.  Has anyone tried towing one with a Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV-4?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frank Goldsmith
>>>>> s/v Mary Bess
>>>>> Lake Keowee, SC
>>>>> 
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