[Rhodes22-list] Towing with a small SUV

[Stephen Staum]

I rent a 1/2 ton pickup from Uhaul to launch and retrieve my boat each
year.  They charge $20 per day plus mileage and I don't need to drive a gas
guzzling SUV all year round.  I owned a Chevy Blazer for a number of years
and towed the Rhodes with that.  It was rated for 5,000# and is the
absolute minimum towing capacity for our boats.



*Stephen Staum*
*s/v Carol Lee 2*

*Needham, MA*


On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 2:42 PM Jay Friedland <jayf401 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fwiw, at a 2016 auto show, I did shopping based on 5,000 lb. towing
> capacity. The mid-size Kia Sorento V-6 was the only ’smaller’ SUV w/ that
> capacity. My son was selling them at the time, and I had the opportunity to
> tow my R22 from coastal NJ to Edenton & back with no issues at all. That
> included 30 to 35-mph cross winds on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge going down,
> just after their 40-mph restrictions for trailers, RVs were lifted and
> other bridges (Del. Memorial and local). It was steady, stable and very
> responsive. With 26 avg. MPG, it replaced a RAV-4 that was able to tow
> locally (after warranty expired).
>
> Jay Friedland
> S/V Wanderlust ’97
>
>
>
> > On Jan 17, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Very helpful to know; the son may balk at subjecting his truck to this
> burden, after all.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jan 17, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Art Czerwonky via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Frank,I am sure too light. You might bluff thru on the flat, but the
> hills would be a real problem. I suspect that Honda might nix warranty
> claims to boot.  Short haul, launching anyone's guess.Arts/v MaryJaneLake
> Hartwell
> >>
> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 5:38 PM, Frank Goldsmith<goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
> wrote:   Recently there was a thread about towing a Rhodes with various
> vehicles.  Has anyone tried towing one with a Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV-4?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Frank Goldsmith
> >> s/v Mary Bess
> >> Lake Keowee, SC
> >>
> >>
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