--- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "If the M17 weighs 1,600 lbs, does anyone know what
> a Trailrite trailer
> weighs by itself?"
>
> Some paperwork that came with my boat said that the
> trailer weighed 380#,
> but I haven't verified the accuracy of that.
>
> "What the tongue weight would be for a M17 and
> its Trailrite trailer?"
>
> Empty boat I'd guess about 80-100#; enough that I
> try to avoid picking it up
> if I can.
>
> "What that tongue weight would be if the boat were
> loaded for a weekend cruise?"
>
> I pack the boat when getting ready to launch/after
> launching....for travel I put gear
> in the bed of my pickup.
>
> "Would anyone out there dare tow their M17, in all
> conditions, with a car
> that had 2,000 lbs towing capacity?"
>
> I have, but I don't recommend it...it's too much.
>
>
> Just visited my nephew, who is a part-time
> student/full time mechanic. He thinks
> he might know of a source for bevel gears....is
> going to keep his eyes open for me.
>
> on a more somber note........you just never know.
> Two weeks ago my life-long
> neighbor's nephew was feeling a little ill and now
> he's dead. Pancreatic cancer,
> age 51, a Coast Guard Reservist, museum curator, and
> used bookstore owner,
> cartography buff, and general nice guy.
>
>Tod, Sorry to hear of your friend's passing, as a
fellow (active duty)Coast Guardsman, I salute his
passing with a 'Semper Paratus' call, and Taps. Today
is my 5th day off since Sept 11th, it has been an
exhausting past 2 months for all of us, active duty or
civilian. The men and women of the US Armed Forces are
doing the greatest job in the World, and proudly so.
When one of us falls, the rest of us pause to
acknowledge their passing. I personally have played
'Taps' at over 25 funerals in the past 2 months. It is
very draining on one's Soul to repeatedly encounter
Death so frequently. So much so, that I have requested
a break from playing until further notice. While I was
'underway' myself, my favorite uncle passed away from
Parkinson's, 2 weeks ago. Tomorrow I will drive myself
down to NJ to visit his gravesite.
I weighed my M-17 trailer in August, w/o the boat on
it....if I remember correctly it was 560#'s . That's
off the truck's tow ball, M-17 was 1,595#. My
Trailrite has the extension tongue too.
I'm currently in the market for a tow
vehicle, appreciated reading all the entries here. I'm
a firm believer in the 'dog wagging it's tail, rather
than tail wagging the dog',heavier is better to me.
Eugene,Whoa Nellie M-17, Mystic,CT
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