[crv383]

May I suggest:

2011 Honda CR-V Trailer Hitch | etrailer.com

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etrailer.com should have the plug-n-play trailer light harness as well.

What type of boat? Flat bottom Jon boat maybe?

I have one of these HF trailers (no boat).......handy as a pocket on a shirt.

1195 lb. Capacity, 48-5/8 in. x 96-1/4 in. Heavy Duty Folding Trailer

Amazing deals on this 1195Lb Heavy Duty Folding Trailer at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

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[crv383]

Hitches get rusty......they're made of high carbon steel and constantly exposed to the worst of elements. I'd bet 10-15 minutes with a wire brush and a rust preventing spray paint would have it looking almost new. Works on the Draw-Tite hitch on our RAV4. I'll have to get down on my hands/knees/back and remove that fiber panel to inspect the Curt hitch.......because the crossbar is hidden.....does not stick out like a sore thumb.

After installing the hitch and before replacing that fiber panel on the V, I sprayed some of this stuff on the hitch, especially at the bolts.

chain wax

This stuff is similar to Cosmoline.......forms a protective coating.

 

[crv383]

Etrailer.com......enter your year, make and model and watch hitch install videos.

 

[crv383]

You will have to get on your hands and knees to see where you trimmed that sound deadening material. With regard to the facia, just make 2 parallel cuts and push/fold the plastic piece up behind the bumper facia. The Curt hitch crossbar is completely hidden.