Cowpig

another option is to hire a local guy to tow it - but don't cheap out and not get someone who is insured .... i think uship.com has drivers (but again, make sure to get someone who knows what they're doing, has the right equipment, and is INSURED as a lot of low bidders are just gambling they won't damage your goods)

brianford

Thanks boys for the compliments and the suggestions.

I'm just gonna rent

moend

I am brand ignorant when it comes to boat. I guess we had a little 14' fishing boat and my dad kept fixing that little 25h merc for the last 20 years. Now that i can afford buying something nice i want to get a pontoon. Talked to dad today and he said to look for an older toon and restore it our self. Seems like my family like it the hard way lol. But them yellowfin is really snazzy

nihilus

Why don't you just get an F-250 without a crew cab? From what yo usee on the road, it would seem that F-250s com only in crew cabs but you CAN get them in supercabs. i am not sure how big your family is, but if they can tolerate it, a 145" F-250 would have great payload and be ok easy to park. My 145" F-150 is definately the limit I would want in and around Milwaukee. ...Just built one on website. Actually it's 142" WB but whatever. Plenty of payload though!

Z7What

I can't say I know everything about boats but I grow up in South Louisiana and love the water. So I have learned a bunch along the way. And my passion for fishing is greater than trucks. Having friends with anything from flat boats, off shore boats to 150mph power boats I kinda get a wide range of info. LoL

cthusker

Don't forget anything over 102" wide requires permits in almost every state. I'd guess your boat is probably around 10' beam which would require an oversize permit. Anything over 12' ft also requires an escort vehicle.. with flashing lights etc.

I owned a 40' SeaRay that had a 13'11" beam and there was no towing this baby without a really BIG truck! lol. A lot bigger then a F350 but you don't haul a boat like that around anyway. You move it to the water and leave it there….. lol It weighed around 24,000 lbs……….

Anyway good luck with your new boat and hope you have many enjoyable voyages!!

Terminex

I asked the salesmen at my local dealer and they assured me that the escape would have no problem towing that load.

The sales people would not lie. (Further you are reading this on the internet so it must be true)



Seriously +1 on renting a truck twice a year. Not worth it in any way to own one for the uses you have described.

Nice boat btw.

Cowpig

hey, if a toyota tundra could tow a space shuttle.........

canddmeyer

Call a towing company and see what they'd charge. Trucks break down all the time and the trailer would have to be towed by something, so why not a tow truck !!

AricsFX

iTrader: (3)

I had a 2010 Mastercraft X15 that i bought new and the dealer would drive 40 miles one way to come work on it at my boat dock, weird a dealer that sells boats like that won't come do service at your slip! my vote also goes to renting or find a better dealer.