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Unread 10-02-2011, 06:19 PM
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Default 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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Unread 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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Unread 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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Unread 10-03-2011, 07:28 AM
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I have an 86 with same motor...lived its whole life on a single axle...
I was real impressed w/your tow all the way to Charleston on that trailer....I just want to point out that you have THE RIGHT single-axle trailer for the job...and that comes down to Gross Trailer Weight...sgnhis, I'd tell you for your purposes a trailer rated for 5500lbs would be about right...IMO...
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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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Thanks very much guy's. I would love to get away with a single axle trailer but the "Venture trailer guy" said I would definately need a tamdem trailer. Still trying to figure this out...
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