[Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

ML,

My attached single axle trailer weight is 860#.

Rick

Regards,

Rick

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 4:02 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hi Rick,
> I assume that's without the trailer? We always guessed that we were
> close to 4000 lbs with the trailer so I guess we weren't too far off
> - maybe guessed a little light. I forget what the weight is on the
> single axle Triad.
>
> I do remember someone saying the older boats were lighter than the new
> ones.
>
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
> At 03:47 PM 7/3/2015, you wrote:
> >I have a '93 that weighs just over 3500# with outboard motor and rigging
> >and nothing in the tanks.
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 9:58 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> >rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> > > 2900 lbs
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> > > Robert L Weiss Jr.
> > > Director of Music
> > > First United Methodist Carbondale, IL
> > > Professor Emeritus, SIUC
> > >
> > > ________________________________________
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org <
> > > rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of The Rhodes 22 Email
> List
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> > > Sent: Friday, July 3, 2015 8:55 AM
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need tow vehicle recommendation
> > >
> > > Goes anyone know what a Rhodes 22 weights? Dan Merkel
> > >
> > >
> > > ---- The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> > > > I launched and retrieved a 2700 lb boat with dual wheel trailer
> using my
> > > > trusty old 99 Passat V6 Front-wheel drive 5-speed stick shift. But I
> only
> > > > had to go a mile or less at 25 mph and had a very nice boat ramp.
> Before
> > > I
> > > > retrieved for real, I first tested retrieving when launching so I'd
> know
> > > if
> > > > it would work.
> > > >
> > > > Very nervous because mileage around 160,000 and still on original
> > > clutch. It
> > > > went over 200,000 before I sold it - still with original clutch. Also
> > > > worried front wheel drive would be a problem.
> > > >
> > > > It pulled it right out no problem - and got 30+ mpg on the highway
> (no
> > > > trailer).
> > > >
> > > > So for local, low speed towing and launching/retrieving twice a year
> you
> > > can
> > > > get away with something smaller.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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