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 Boat Towing Question
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04/17/15 02:09 PM
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Walker_wilson13
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I have a '99 Jeep Wrangler Sport and I was wondering if I could tow my 19'6" BassCat Pantera 2? I don't think it would work out, considering how light jeeps are and its a fairly heavy boat. Wanted to get some input from people on the forum if they have an experience with a similar situation. Thanks!
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Re: Boat Towing Question
[Re: Walker_wilson13]
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04/17/15 03:17 PM
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Don G
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Towing would not be a big issue; stopping would be.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
[Re: Walker_wilson13]
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04/17/15 03:21 PM
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Skip
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It will pull it but I agree with Don stopping is going to be a problem.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/17/15 03:28 PM
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dgilbert
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Saw a jeep one time towing a boat and couldn't make curve because front end to lite, needless to say it wasn't pretty.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/17/15 03:33 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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Trailer tongue weight becomes VERY important on something like a jeep. +1 to comments above about braking.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
[Re: Walker_wilson13]
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04/17/15 06:59 PM
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I used to pull a 26' Sea Ray cuddy cabin on a tandem axle trailer with trailer brakes, with a CJ-5. It was never a problem, but only to fuel boat and launch, never more than about 8 miles. I would not have wanted to pull it a long distance. If your boat trailer was a tandem axle with trailer brakes, you would probably be ok.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/17/15 09:37 PM
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A guy around abilene used to pull a 21' bass boat behind a jeep wrangler. I have the same boat as you do, but use a full size pickup. As long as your jeep has the inline 6 just give yourself plenty of braking time and you should be alright
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/17/15 10:30 PM
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CDF
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I have a 19' center console I have pulled with my TJ wrangler but only to a close lake in town. It's hard to keep up on a freeway and you have to be very carefull about stopping distance. It will also only get about 11 mgh where my diesel will pull it and get 18 mph.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/18/15 02:11 AM
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Frank the Tank
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A guy around abilene used to pull a 21' bass boat behind a jeep wrangler. I have the same boat as you do, but use a full size pickup. As long as your jeep has the inline 6 just give yourself plenty of braking time and you should be alright go for it....... video it for us please.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/18/15 02:52 PM
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Dosser
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A guy around abilene used to pull a 21' bass boat behind a jeep wrangler. I have the same boat as you do, but use a full size pickup. As long as your jeep has the inline 6 just give yourself plenty of braking time and you should be alright go for it....... video it for us please. IF I had the jeep I surely would video it for you, but I only own chevy pickups 
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/18/15 03:00 PM
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Is it the 4 door jeep? Someone on rayburn has a new 21 ft ranger towing with a 4 door jeep.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/18/15 03:10 PM
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CedarCreekWoody
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The short wheel base on some jeeps can cause stability issues.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
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04/18/15 03:42 PM
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D Miner
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Those little Jeeps are only rated to tow 2000 lbs.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
[Re: Walker_wilson13]
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04/18/15 05:19 PM
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That's it! .....just because another Darwin Award contestant has developed a novel way to compete for this year's awards you should do it too!
+2 to the comment about braking. You can't make it not rain, and you can't stop someone else from getting in your way. Please install a dash cam so we can see what eventually happens.
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Re: Boat Towing Question
[Re: D Miner]
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04/20/15 12:33 AM
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Those little Jeeps are only rated to tow 2000 lbs. thats what counts in court, right?
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