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Re: Is this a good buy?
Jetstream, we've all been there. Look at the bright side -- if you have to look at 100 v20s to find the right one -- then you only have 99 to go. :)
MJ, you are forgetting about the 500+ pound mako. ;D 
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06-11-2004, 02:56 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
My rig:
5400 - GVWR 1250 - TRAILER 2300 - HULL *450 - MAIN OUTBOARD *100 - KICKER, BRACKET, OIL TANK *100 - DUAL BATTS *450 - 60 GALS GAS *100 - ANCHOR, CHAIN, PLATFORM, ROLLER 4750 - SUBTOTAL *650 - ALLOWED FOR GEAR, FISH AND [ANY WATER IN BOAT]
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06-11-2004, 03:30 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
Magic Tilt manufactures a single axle trailer rated for up to 7300 lbs. with brakes. Seakindly, when you back out the trailer weight, 375 lbs for gas (6.25 lbs per gallon at 72 degrees) not 450 lbs and the kicker weight it's not that bad of a package to tow. I towed a steplift for years and there were many times I wished I had a single axle trailer at some tight ramps. I guess it's just a matter of personal preference.
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06-11-2004, 03:31 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
4750 - 1250 = 3500# for boat! so a single 3500# pound capacity trailer will work.
Better to have some leway!! But will work till something better comes around. Here is the maco!! 
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1986 V20  Old Fishermen never die, we just SMELL that way!!
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06-11-2004, 07:10 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
Hey the mako is eating Ellen DeGeneres from the Nemo flick!
Cool graphic, I watched it for 5 seconds and your icon for 30.....again.
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06-12-2004, 05:19 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
Seacrets - you are right about single axle having the advantage for manuverability. However the tandem has far more important advantages in the realm of safety. It is interesting that Magictilt has a single axle rated for 7300 lbs., but you would have to be crazy to haul a 7300 lb boat down the highway on a single axle. Can you imagine what fun that would be with a tire blowout! :o
3500 capacity for a v20 is really cuttin it close. I think it was Crusher that actually weighed his rig. You would be surprised at how easy it is to underestimate your total weight, especially for an older boat that is carrying water in the wood and foam. Not to mention all the extras we like to carry with all the storage we have. :) Better to get something about 4000, give or take a couple hundred, and then you don't have to worry.
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06-13-2004, 07:29 AM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
Seakindly, I agree with what you say. I have a 24' Sea Ray Laguna, however I wouldn't think of a single axle trailer for it. The trailer I mentioned is built for a 22-24' boat. It's better to be safe than sorry.
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06-13-2004, 05:19 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
Icon " O boy he's going to get him, O Boy he's going to get him, REPEAT, REPEAT, .............
Watch Shark, He gets Nemo just as she says Him!!!! *;D 
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06-13-2004, 06:54 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
The topic of trailer safety is important, so I won't point out that the babe closest to the shark has now lost 20 lbs.
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06-13-2004, 08:56 PM
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Re: Is this a good buy?
Its from all the working out she is doing!! ;D
Really the avatar shurnk her to fit in the little window and made her a bit chunky. The skinnjy pic is what she should really look like.
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