OK guys I need your input on this. I want to buy a small boat that I can tow to Florida from the Midwest for use during the winter. My vehicle is a Honda CRV. I have my eyes on a 13' Boston Whaler with a 40 HP Tohatsu. If I do this I want to be able to tow safely and without damage to the CRV...

I just purchased my first crv and love it. It came with a 2" hitch adapter and was wondering if there would be any problems towing an 800-900 pound boat. It's an 06 awd se model. I would be towing the boat no more than 5 miles to my nearest lake, at least for now later I would like to go to...

Hi everyone! I need to tow the following boat for about 500 miles with my 2002 CRV AWD. Only 1 person in the car, and the car is empty. It's a Zodiac bayrunner 550 My calculation for the load are the following : Boat : 700lbs Engine : 260lbs Trailer : 408lbs Total : 1368lbs Is that...

I have a 14' fiberglass boat (with 4-hp motor) and trailer that we just purchased, it is not close by and I would like to buy the hitch and ball mount from etrailer. My problem is that I don't know which ball mount to get, since I don't know the drop required. Does anyone have experience with...

I have read a bunch of threads on what you can tow but none really pertain to my situation so I signed up to ask and see if anyone can help with my specific question. BTW seems like a nice forum.. Im sure Ill hang around :) Anyway my question is about towing my boat maybe a mile from my lake...

it was a 20 foot fiberglass/wood boat. towed it with no problem at all (this video is old of course, just got around to uploading it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyfS3-K3t2I

I just recently purchased a boat that weighs roughly 2500 lbs. Now i know that is well over the max towing capacity but i will not be towing the boat on the road. My friend who went halfs on the boat with me has a Grand Cherokee V8 for that. The boat is going to be stored on land at a marina...