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Need weight to find the right trailer
Does anyone know the weight of a 1987 V-20 with a 150 OB 1987 Yamaha motor? Need a new trailer and wondering if I could get away with a single axle bunk trailer. Only go 1 mile each way twice a year. Any feedback would be great!
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10-03-2011, 12:15 AM
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For that distance only towing twice a year. I would say a single axle would be fine. Weight of the boat 1920lbs, motor 450 lbs or so plus fuel and gear.
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1973 Wellcraft V20 w/1988 Evinrude 120hp 1978 ProLine 20ft w/19?? Evinrude 150hp
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10-03-2011, 04:50 AM
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I have an 86 with same motor...lived its whole life on a single axle...
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10-03-2011, 07:28 AM
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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10-03-2011, 12:44 PM
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I used to regularly tow my boat on my single axle Shoreline trailer to Fla. It's 1600 miles one way, never had a problem, not so much as a flat. But, like Reel and RW have said, make sure you have a trailer designed to handle the load safely. Oh, and don't forget to get one with brakes... disk or drum, your choice. I consider them necessary, some other's don't. Again, your choice, but for the sake of peace of mind and safety, I feel it's better to have them and not need them than to need them and not have them.
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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. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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10-04-2011, 12:14 PM
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I have a single, wish it was a double for peice of mind......
Had/Wanted to swap it for the Keys trip......just makes me nervous for everything I put into it goin 70mph on one axle for 600mi........
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10-04-2011, 04:10 PM
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Might it be the Venture trailer salesman has no single axle trailer that will handle a V-20, thus he insists you "definately need a tandem"...whereas other trailer salesmen have single axle units that'll handle your V just fine...Hmmm...not accusing...just speculating... Bottom line is there are singles out there that'll handle a V-20...Rob...who makes yours?...
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha
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10-05-2011, 07:20 PM
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Venture trailer man has a paycheck to worry about, that's why he says a tandem is your only option.
A properly set up single will be fine. Bunk placement, springs, axle, hubs, tires and wheels, and tongue weight. Especially towing only a mile. If your V is gonna spend the winter on the trailer, proper bunk support and placement is essential to keep the hull from deforming from the weight.
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1985 Wellcraft V-20, Evinrude ETEC 150: SOLD 1979 Marine Trader 44, twin Ford Lehman 120s 2006 Panga 14, Tohatsu 20 Last edited by bradford; 10-05-2011 at 07:48 PM.
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