towing question

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bill j

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I am interested in purchasing a 25ft Cruiser and wonder about the towing weight on the road. The dealer says that boat, 2 engines, fuel, water, and trailer will weigh about 5,000 lbs. I have also heard 8,000lbs. Could say a Ford F-150 5.0L V8 145" wheelbase 360hp with towing package safely move the boat on the highway? Any thoughts? Thanks for the advice - bill
 
Hi Bill,

Do a search here and you will find scads of threads about towing weights. This topic comes up regularly. We have a CD-25 that we were told should be about 6,500 pounds "all up" on the trailer, loaded for cruising. They missed that by over a ton - our boat/trailer/gear (very little fuel, much of the cruising gear carried in the bed of the pickup) weighed in at 8,700 pounds.

I am not sure what the towing capacity of your F150 is (wide variety that I've seen reported, from 5,200 to 11,300 pounds, depending on the year, body style, transmission, rear end, etc), but we tow with a GMC 2500HD Duramax/Allison, and it is a good match up. We also had the trailer brakes converted to electric over hydraulic, which makes a very significant difference, especially on long downhills. Our trailer is the King Saltwater Series, galvanized.

Check your Ford owners manual to see what it says. I would be surprised to find any CD-25 with twins and gear to come in much less than 8,000 pounds on the trailer.

Hope that helps,
Jim B.
 
I tow mine with a 2003 Ford Expedition, 5.4L, rated at 8,400 lbs (with 4WD). I weighed mine full-up several years ago, including the raft and raft motor, full tank of gas, it came in at 7,400 lbs, but I suspect it's a bit over that now since I've installed more equipment (copper wiring surprisingly weighs a significant amount).

It tows just fine unless I have 8 people in the vehicle as well, remember your towing weight includes people/gear in the vehicle.
 
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