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dykstra
03-28-2010, 12:06 PM
I know many of you have hauled much, much bigger boats, but I hauled my friends 342 Rinker. I am used to pulling my 29' Fountain. WOW, It was a white knuckle ride all the way to the marina!:driving:
t500hps
03-28-2010, 04:46 PM
That's a BIG rig. Close to the weight of my now sold Formula 382 but I've towed a few express cruisers and the extra width/height makes these things much more interesting to tow. Like pulling a sailboat.....sideways!!!
JupiterSunsation
03-29-2010, 07:26 AM
My buddy has a Rinker 23 footer and it takes all the effort his F150/5.4 has to get it up the wet ramp! They are heavy boats!
Knot 4 Me
03-29-2010, 08:20 AM
My buddy has a Rinker 23 footer and it takes all the effort his F150/5.4 has to get it up the wet ramp! They are heavy boats!My '99 232 Rinker weighed 4,200 lbs. I towed it with both a '99 Z-71 ext. cab Silverado and a '02 2wd Tahoe. Neither spun a wheel at the ramp. Maybe I need to canel my 2010 F-150 FX4 order?! :willy_nilly:
JupiterSunsation
03-29-2010, 09:17 AM
My '99 232 Rinker weighed 4,200 lbs. I towed it with both a '99 Z-71 ext. cab Silverado and a '02 2wd Tahoe. Neither spun a wheel at the ramp. Maybe I need to canel my 2010 F-150 FX4 order?! :willy_nilly:

I am a GM guy and this guy has been a friend of mine since the 8th grade but is a diehard Ford guy. He uses the 14th Street ramp in Pompano Beach which seems steep but without using my own truck/trailer I don't know for sure. On a busy day (meaning ramp real wet) it turns into a 4WD pull up the ramp for his F150 and it has new Michelin LTX's. :eek:
Knot 4 Me
03-29-2010, 09:34 AM
I am a GM guy and this guy has been a friend of mine since the 8th grade but is a diehard Ford guy. He uses the 14th Street ramp in Pompano Beach which seems steep but without using my own truck/trailer I don't know for sure. On a busy day (meaning ramp real wet) it turns into a 4WD pull up the ramp for his F150 and it has new Michelin LTX's. :eek:Been a GM guy for 30 years. Going to the dark side. Hope it doesn't bite me in the arse! :cheers2:
Hilltop Kyle
04-01-2010, 12:09 PM
Jeff, I can't beleive you are moving over to the dark side. Did John talk you into it???? :boxing_smiley:
Knot 4 Me
04-01-2010, 03:51 PM
Jeff, I can't beleive you are moving over to the dark side. Did John talk you into it???? :boxing_smiley:I tried really hard to stay GM but they didn't want my business. JT traded his F-250 for a F-150 pimp mobile. Get your butt down to LOTO this summer! We can have a canvas installing contest on the Formula! :cheers2:
Hilltop Kyle
04-02-2010, 09:50 AM
I tried really hard to stay GM but they didn't want my business. JT traded his F-250 for a F-150 pimp mobile. Get your butt down to LOTO this summer! We can have a canvas installing contest on the Formula! :cheers2:

I just spoke to JT last week. I'm planning a return this summer!:cheers2: