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britinusa
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Initially Posted - 09/02/2007 :  21:36:24  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Found this on the web, thought it might get better mgp than my F150.

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PO C250WB 2005 Sail # 841.


Moved up to C34 Eximius

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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 09/02/2007 :  22:13:57  Show Profile  Visit Steve Blackburn's Homepage
Well...it is a diesel.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 09/03/2007 :  09:04:08  Show Profile
Pretty cool After you launch, you could put it in the aft berth and take it with you.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/03/2007 :  09:27:32  Show Profile
Might work on Smith Island, MD, where the entire place is about 6" above MHW--some of it negative"... Just park at the end of the road and wait for the tide to come in.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 09/03/2007 :  10:57:06  Show Profile
WRONGO THAT'S THE DINGHI, BUT ON THE WRONG END OF THE BOAT.

Val obn Calista # 3936, Patchogue, N.Y.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 09/04/2007 :  10:58:29  Show Profile
I hate to sound like a broken record, but make sure you have 10% of the weight on the hitch.
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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 09/04/2007 :  13:33:47  Show Profile  Visit Steve Blackburn's Homepage
A smart car weighs 1400 lbs. The tongue weight of a cat 250 with the trailer is about 400-600 lbs? That's about half! LOL.

I'm with tinob, turn it around and make it into a dingy. Make sure you close the windows.
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 09/04/2007 :  21:22:39  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Tom, didn't you have a pic showing how to tow a boat with a vehicle not having a tow hitch?

Paul
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iain
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Response Posted - 09/04/2007 :  21:47:50  Show Profile
i don't know! put the mast up, storm jib and main....pretty good
sailing....i mean milage.

look out for the low structures!!!!!
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iain
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Response Posted - 09/04/2007 :  22:02:44  Show Profile
btw, has anybody seen 'top gear', i think. on bbc america?
last night, monday(09/03), they had a challenge where they had to
take some 'old' vehicle and make it amphibious, i.e., drive
from pt. a so many miles to pt. b, put into water and sail/motor
to point c and dock their boat and then drive their car out.

can't tell you how funny it was, but the guy who made his car
into a sail boat, beat his rivals, he was at least 2 hrs behind
the lead.
1. toyata pickup w/ 250 hp outboard on tailgate. sank at finish
line because he couldn't turn.
2. vw van with engine driven in/outboard. sank almost immediately.

sorry for 'slight' off topic deviation.
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