

| Subject: | Re: Towing weight, handling, sailboat. |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:20:14 -0500 |
If you've already got the hitch I think I'd give it a try and depending on the distance you have to travel add an oil cooler if it is required to keep engine temps down. You're going to be a traffic obstacle going up hills but I think they'll be able to see you OK. If you've got a diesel ........... forget it. Stan Wilder On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:56:09 -0400 "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> writes: > I am considering replacing the trailer-sailboat I sold some years > ago, > and *may* pull same with our 1982 Vanagon. We are looking at > MacGregors/Ventures as this is what I had, and I love the design. We > are > looking at the 21, 22, 24, and 25 foot versions, mostly the 21 and > 25, > which are 1,800, and 2,900 lbs with trailer. > > What is the towing/braking capacity of the 1982 Vanagon > (Westfalia)? > Have any of you towed this type of boat before with your Vanagon? > How > did it fair? > (For what it is worth, I typically pay someone with a truck/4wd to > pull > same up the ramp, so traction/clutching isn't an issue). > Bringing your ideas to life, > G. Matthew Bulley > Bulley-Hewlett > Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com <http://bulley-hewlett.com/> > AIM = IExplain4u > Phone: +1.919.658.1278 > It's Greek to me. > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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