David, I trailer my 31' express on a triple axle trailer and pull it with a 3500 Dodge Cummins. The boat and trailer probably weigh right at 14,000 and so I am over the GVWR when you add in the 7,000 for the truck. I like being able to trailer my boat, but trailering the 31' is pushing it as is. My truck can BARELY handle it on the highway, but most importantly, NOBODY out there respects the fact that I weigh ten times what a car does and can't stop quickly. I have encountered several dangerous situations and was once convinced that I was going to be in an awful wreck on account of other irresponsible drivers.
Its a big can of worms to open up, but obviously has major conveniences attached to it. Its so great to just go out the back door to work on my boat, and of course being able to take advantage of both Florida coasts. If you are going to trailer once or twice a season to the slip, that's a whole lot different than trailering every time you want to take your boat out due to time on the road. I think I am far more likely to have something bad happen on the road than on the water. I do agree with John that a 350 size truck isn't going to handle the weight of repeated hauling, but once again it depends on what your plan is. I bought a triple axle magic tilt trailer in 2006 for about $7500 I think and it has been really great. You might consider a quad axle if you do get a trailer. Good luck, and if you want any specific advice I would be pleased to help you out. I must admit, more than once I have asked myself "what the @#$%$# am I doing trailering this thing?" Tom in Florida --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
