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| Author: | ronholm [ Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Towing Capacity |
One member of Fleet 297 regularly pulls his H16 with a Prius. An hour and a half trip to the lake.. For the big road trips he prefers the his Highlander.. But still... |
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| Author: | jkkartz [ Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Towing Capacity |
RHoughVYC wrote: I find towing anything with my Hobie 16 really slows it down and makes it hard to steer ... the towing capacity is very low.  We pulled in an out of gas boat on Lake Michigan. We had a lot more fun than he did. His wife never said a word. |
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| Author: | Fxloop [ Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Towing Capacity |
Towing a Hobie 16 is about the same as having a couple 250lb buddies in the back seat. Up to 50 mph you won't even know its there, as you drive faster your MPG will drop a lot. An aluminum trailer and taller tires will help a bunch. I wouldn't worry at all, keep the oil and coolant in check. Tim |
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