trailer
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marv brinn
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- Location: CD 27 1982
trailer
looking for a deal ha ha on a trailer for a cd 27 also need to know what size truck I will need to pull it with . Live in sc
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I can't help you with the trailer but I will try to answer the truck size question. The boat's rated displacement is 7500lbs so I would expect it to weigh at least 8k unless you really strip it and empty the tanks. I would expect a trailer that can hold a boat of that size to weigh at least 3000lbs which means that you are looking at a trailer weight of 11,000lbs or more. This will require you to use a 3/4 or 1 ton pickup truck. A dually will provide much better stability when towing but a SRW should be legal.
When trying to figure out whether a truck can legally tow, you look at the GCWR, GVWR, GAWR. GCWR is the gross combined weight rating which tells you how much the truck and trailer together can weigh. Unfortunately, it is difficult to figure out what the truck weight is which is half of this equation. Truck weight depends heavily on cab and bed configuration. GVWR is the gross vehicle weight rating which tells you how much the truck alone can weigh so this will include any gear in it and the tongue weight of the trailer. The GAWR is the gross axle weight rating, there is one for each axle. You need to make sure that you are legal on these as well although it is very hard to overload a pickup truck to the point where you exceed this. So you have 3 weight ratings that you need to look at to determine if you are legal. The ratings have been going up a lot recently and half ton trucks are pushing into the territory that used to be 3/4 ton towing capacity. If you really stripped everything off of the boat, you might be able to just get into the ratings of a few of the new half tons but it would not be a good idea.
As for the setup, you will definitely need an electric brake controller and trailer brakes for that kind of weight. You will also need a weight distributing hitch as well. Things like gas vs diesel, stick vs auto, cab configuration, 2X4 vs 4X4 will no make or break being able to tow something like this, it has more to do with how pleasurable an experience it is. It does affect ratings a bit so that is worth double checking.
When trying to figure out whether a truck can legally tow, you look at the GCWR, GVWR, GAWR. GCWR is the gross combined weight rating which tells you how much the truck and trailer together can weigh. Unfortunately, it is difficult to figure out what the truck weight is which is half of this equation. Truck weight depends heavily on cab and bed configuration. GVWR is the gross vehicle weight rating which tells you how much the truck alone can weigh so this will include any gear in it and the tongue weight of the trailer. The GAWR is the gross axle weight rating, there is one for each axle. You need to make sure that you are legal on these as well although it is very hard to overload a pickup truck to the point where you exceed this. So you have 3 weight ratings that you need to look at to determine if you are legal. The ratings have been going up a lot recently and half ton trucks are pushing into the territory that used to be 3/4 ton towing capacity. If you really stripped everything off of the boat, you might be able to just get into the ratings of a few of the new half tons but it would not be a good idea.
As for the setup, you will definitely need an electric brake controller and trailer brakes for that kind of weight. You will also need a weight distributing hitch as well. Things like gas vs diesel, stick vs auto, cab configuration, 2X4 vs 4X4 will no make or break being able to tow something like this, it has more to do with how pleasurable an experience it is. It does affect ratings a bit so that is worth double checking.
Flatbed + a cradle
I assume you are not planning to launch and retrieve your 27 off the trailer, so a generic flatbed trailer with a cradle should do the trick?
