And if you put enough weight in the trunk of the Miata to get sufficient traction your clutch would very unhappy trying to drag that much weight up a ramp. ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Alster To: 'Robert McElwee' ; 'Chris' Cc: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 11:22 AM Subject: RE: NMC - OTM Subaru MPG question
It's not the HP but the traction and the weight that matters. That boat on a slippery boat ramp is going to be very happy to pull that Miata down the ramp and take it for a ride in the water. I was a trailer boater for years and actually taught trailering for the USCGA for years. There is no way I would ever try to retrieve a 1600 pound boat on a ramp with a Miata. Larry White Knight 1991 Crystal White #99 CSP Silver Bullet 1992 Silverstone #17 SM2 FM I+ Turbo Honey B 1992 Sunburst Yellow #99 SM2L JR Supercharger Whooosh 2004 Titanium Mazdaspeed MX-5 LowCountry Miata http://www.lowcountrymiataclub.net Masters Miata RAGS 074 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 2:13 PM To: Chris Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NMC - OTM Subaru MPG question If you are only towing a small 1600# boat to the end of the street now and then I would borrow the neighbor's truck and spend the $1600 (plus the extra insurance/tax $$$) on an FM2 kit for your Miata... I am not a boat guy, but can't you tow a 1600# boat up a boat ramp with a 230 HP Miata? I know you probably shouldn't take something like that out on the road due to the relative weight, but to the end of the street @ 10 MPH is a whole different thing. If you do sink the Miata, make sure you have your roll bar cam turned on so we can watch it on youtube. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: any thoughts or experiences on a OTM that has AWD and can do light towing (at least 1200lbs)? if I didnt need AWD, I'd get a 94 - 97 Miata and put in big brakes and obviously some kind of FM power mods and have a do-it-all car, but the end of my street is a water access point and I like to put my small boat in there every so often. and we get snow a few times each winter. -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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