Just got a boat, what to tow it with?

[bradford]

Agree about the 4WD. You will never need it until you NEED it. Luckily the wifey is a good sport and hasn't minded the few times we've been in the 2WD and had too jump on the back bumper to get us up the ramp....I love that woman.

[randlemanboater]

My wife's Honda Pilot with V-6 tows the V fine, but not as well as a full sized V-8 truck/SUV would...if I were buying a vehicle specifically to tow the V, I would get a V-8 Tahoe or Suburban or Silverado or Expedition or F-150 (if you are a Ford fan).

If you are having to buy anyway, might as well get one that does the job easily instead of "just gets by".

[Striper80]

I used to tow my 8 with my fathers 91 GMC 1500 with a 350 and it struggled. It was pretty tired at that time though. I picked up my GMC sierra 1500 with a 5.3 in 05 and it didn't even break a sweat. Once I stepped up to a larger boat I was kicking myself for not getting a 2500 with a diesal. You're always going to wind up wanting a larger boat. Better to be prepared with thd truck to tow it.

[jamesbalog]

pull mine with a 4.3 liter v6 and towed a v20 from Deleware back to ohio it did NOT like one minute of the trip through the mountains but made it. Around here on flat land there is no problem what so ever truck pulls it just fine.

[jasoncooperpcola]

I downsized from a diesel to a Frontier V6. Already got quite a few miles on it towing my quad and trailer. Feel pretty confident about towing the V20 once its (if its) finished.

[draglink]

My old GW does the grunt work these days