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Should I Pull This Boat with My Civic?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrSimon" data-source="post: 197117" data-attributes="member: 5461"><p>I found a boat I really like, but its in Connecticut .... 4.5 hours away from me.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0PuO93KPDB4/Ta5BLC0c1WI/AAAAAAAAM04/9VEpJRX8NXM/s800/Sea%20Nymph%20in%20CT.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I figure:</p><p></p><p>Boat - 300 lbs</p><p>Motor - 125 lbs</p><p>Trailer - 275 lbs</p><p>Accessories - 50 lbs</p><p></p><p>TOTAL - 750 lbs</p><p></p><p>The rating on my Civic is 1000 lbs. I've pulled a 14' shallow V on a small bandit trailer (no motor) and I barely knew it was there. That whole set up was maybe 450 lbs.</p><p></p><p>My car has a good hitch, tongue weight will be within limits, its a 5-speed which I think is a little better for towing than an auto .... on paper I should be ok, but I'm concerned. I don't want to damage the car, or worse yet - not be able to bring my prize home.</p><p></p><p>Once I get it home, I'll use my truck or the wife's van to haul it around - but for various reasons I can't take either of those vehicles to bring the boat home .... just have the Civic.</p><p></p><p>What do you guys think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrSimon, post: 197117, member: 5461"] I found a boat I really like, but its in Connecticut .... 4.5 hours away from me. [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_0PuO93KPDB4/Ta5BLC0c1WI/AAAAAAAAM04/9VEpJRX8NXM/s800/Sea%20Nymph%20in%20CT.jpg[/img] I figure: Boat - 300 lbs Motor - 125 lbs Trailer - 275 lbs Accessories - 50 lbs TOTAL - 750 lbs The rating on my Civic is 1000 lbs. I've pulled a 14' shallow V on a small bandit trailer (no motor) and I barely knew it was there. That whole set up was maybe 450 lbs. My car has a good hitch, tongue weight will be within limits, its a 5-speed which I think is a little better for towing than an auto .... on paper I should be ok, but I'm concerned. I don't want to damage the car, or worse yet - not be able to bring my prize home. Once I get it home, I'll use my truck or the wife's van to haul it around - but for various reasons I can't take either of those vehicles to bring the boat home .... just have the Civic. What do you guys think? [/QUOTE]
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