I tow mine with a 4 cylinder jeep wrangler. I barely make it up hills and the sloppy steering make it difficult on narrow roads. I've been shopping for a small sedan to use as my daily commuter and tow vehicle, suggestions welcome.
Ryan - H16
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Re: What do you tow your boat with?
[Re: Tri_X_Troll]
#119933 10/09/0706:49 PM10/09/0706:49 PM
i tow with my 01 kia sportage.... 4 banger 120,000 miles i've never had a problem... towed a prindle 19 and a supercat 17 double stacked from New Oleans to Va at 75- 80 miles and hour..... with the AC kicking... the mice were in overdrive turning those wheels.... lol this is a pic of my SC 19 and 17 getting ready for a 7 hour road trip...
Jason DiPietro
supercat 19
Re: What do you tow your boat with?
[Re: Tri_X_Troll]
#119939 10/11/0711:25 PM10/11/0711:25 PM
I tow with a 2005 Toyota Corolla that has a 1.8 Liter, 4 cylinder engine with variable valve timing. It does better than the Subaru 2.2 Liter AWD that I used to use and it gets great gas mileage.
I have no trouble going up and down grades, at near Sea Level.
Antything more is a waste, as far as I am concerned.
Note: I don't do much trailering and if I did, I'd want more power. More weight would not be necessary; more power would be a luxury.
GARY Mystere 6.0 Steel Trailer Glass sail box Cat Trax
Are you reporting that you get 25 mpg while towing that trailer and loaded with all that gear as shown in the picture?
GARY
Not loaded like that. I only got 18 miles on that particular trip due to the headwind on the Grapevine. From my front door to Hobie and back it's almost exactly 1000 miles. I fill up with Biodiesel in Santa Cruz, then top off in Santa Barbara, make it to Hobie, load up, then make it to Santa Barbara to top off for the trip home. I usually get 700 to 800 miles out of a tank depending on conditions and load. A double stack cat trailer or even that car hauler on the back and nothing much changes. Windage from loading the lumber rack and quality of the Biodiesel are what kills mileage on this beast, though I hardly ever get less than 17mpg. And, there is never any shortage of power. 280HP 790ftlbs of torque.
, though I hardly ever get less than 17mpg. And, there is never any shortage of power. 280HP 790ftlbs of torque.
hmmm. worst case scenario, 17 mpg / 1000 miles = 58.8 gallons
59 gallons x $3.00 gal ("straight" diesel) = $177
How many terrorists could you put through training camp for $177 per trip?
I know it costs "only pennies per day" to feed them.... I guess the rest goes to bullets.
Fossil fuel - a necessary evil (today), but do we have to go that far overboard? Do you HAVE to haul at 70mph? slowing down to 60 mph could easily reduce fuel consumption by 10-12% (depends on vehicle aerodynamics)
I know most of our egos wouldn't fit in small cars, so we have to buy Hum-vee trucks and such.
My state is so flat, once you get your trailer moving, you could probably pull it with a moped.
I only got 18 miles on that particular trip due to the headwind on the Grapevine. From my front door to Hobie and back it's almost exactly 1000 miles. I fill up with Biodiesel in Santa Cruz, then top off in Santa Barbara, make it to Hobie, load up, then make it to Santa Barbara to top off for the trip home.
The Grapevine is on US 99/I-5. Santa Barbara is on US 101. How do you use both?
US Sail Level 2 Instructor US Sail Level 3 Coach
Re: What do you tow your boat with?
[Re: waterbug_wpb]
#119946 10/12/0701:42 PM10/12/0701:42 PM
You missed Jeremy's statement about filling it up with [color:"green"] Biodiesel[/color]. So, he's only feeding the farmers in the midwest! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Hobie Tiger 2003
Re: What do you tow your boat with?
[Re: hobie1616]
#119947 10/12/0702:18 PM10/12/0702:18 PM
hmmm. worst case scenario, 17 mpg / 1000 miles = 58.8 gallons
59 gallons x $3.00 gal ("straight" diesel) = $177
How many terrorists could you put through training camp for $177 per trip?
Waterbug,
I appreciate your political view, and math skills, but I'm not sure if you read my post thoroughly. First, did you see what I was towing? There are 8 Catamarans on there, 2 boxes, 5 trailers and 7 kayaks (+or-). I definitely wasn't doing "70". So, with this load I think 18 mpg to me is pretty good.
My truck hasn't seen straight petroleum diesel in 150,000 miles. So unless you classify the midwest soybean and corn growers "terrorists" you made a slight error. Around town, in the summer I blend straight veggie oil with biodiesel. The straight oil costs $.45 per gallon. With Biodiesel there is an 85% reduction in hydrocarbon emissions, and no terrorist funding. From the pump Bio costs the same as petroleum diesel.
Actually for you locally in Naples, there is a great veg-oil co-op, check them out for more info on running your diesel vehicle for $.05per gallon. http://www.naplesbiofuel.com/
By the way, what do you tow your boat with?
Jeremy
Re: What do you tow your boat with?
[Re: waterbug_wpb]
#119948 10/12/0702:36 PM10/12/0702:36 PM
, though I hardly ever get less than 17mpg. And, there is never any shortage of power. 280HP 790ftlbs of torque.
hmmm. worst case scenario, 17 mpg / 1000 miles = 58.8 gallons
59 gallons x $3.00 gal ("straight" diesel) = $177
How many terrorists could you put through training camp for $177 per trip?
I know it costs "only pennies per day" to feed them.... I guess the rest goes to bullets.
Fossil fuel - a necessary evil (today), but do we have to go that far overboard? Do you HAVE to haul at 70mph? slowing down to 60 mph could easily reduce fuel consumption by 10-12% (depends on vehicle aerodynamics)
I know most of our egos wouldn't fit in small cars, so we have to buy Hum-vee trucks and such.
My state is so flat, once you get your trailer moving, you could probably pull it with a moped.
Sounds like you've been hugging too many trees lately - I think the sap is getting to you! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />