Single axle trailer guys. Need opinion

[bradford]

Agree with Tsubaki, a good solid high capacity single will be good, just don't get cheap with the spings, axle, wheels and tires, etc. When a spring breaks on a tandem you can limp it home sometimes, on a single you're screwed with the boat on it.

[smokeonthewater]

A single 3500 lb axle will almost certainly be overloaded a little with fuel gear cooler ice etc.... At 35 mph for 1 mile who cares... 55 for 10 miles probably still ok... 75 for 300 miles... No thanks but then you can buy fuel and ice close to the launch instead of at home...

You can get away w a single but a tandem is worth having.

[Destroyer]

I have (2) v's. One on a single, one on a dual axle. The single used to go to Florida every year to my uncle's house in the Fall, and back to New Jersey in the Spring. Never had a lick of trouble with towing it 1600 miles each way, twice a year. Just remember some common sense things. Keep gear inside the boat to a minimum, (fuel tank almost empty, no water in the live wells, etc etc). Just common sense items. ALWAYS have at least one spare tire, tire repair kit, 12V compressor, bearing buddies on both wheels, a grease gun with at least one unopened cartridge of wheel bearing grease and at least 2 spare axle bearings with you. A membership to BoatUS is a great idea, and get the towing insurance option for an additional $14 a year. As long as the trailer is set up (tongue weight) properly and the trailer is at the proper position under your boat you should have zero problems. Especially for only a 10 mile tow. (That's just getting the wheels warmed up)