Boat "may" weigh in at 2000 lbs, but when you add in the 500 lbs for the engine, and then the fuel, and then all your gear and the cooler packed with ice, and then the weight of the trailer itself, you'll be well over 3000 lbs. NJ law is based on your VGTW (Vehicle Gross Trailered Weight)... In other words the whole package including the trailer.
I remember once I was pulling my V with my Jeep Cherokee on my old single axle trailer without brakes. going down a hill towards an intersection. Not going really fast... about 25-30. As I was coming to the intersection the light changed and I hit my brakes... the weight of the boat and the trailer pushed me through the corner and about a third of the way into the intersection. Fortunately it was very late at night and no cars were coming from the side or the back so I was able to back up. Moral of the story is you never know when you'll need the stopping power of the trailer brake system, but if you don't have it you'll definitely know that you should have. (If you survive the experience)
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
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