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[cpt_757]

Me, again for shipping a boat from east coast to west coast.
31 ft, 11 beam, displacement 7000 lbs. put on trailer, what kind of pick up is minimum required to towing that kind of boat?? Thanks in advance!


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[Cheechako]

Not sure, but a 3 axle trailer is going to up that load a lot..maybe 11k lbs total?
I'm thinking you want a 1 ton dually diesel.
I towed a 26 ft heavy-ish sail boat with a F250 diesel for a while... it was definitely not overpowered.

[model 10]

My neighbors have Pacific Seacraft Dana, 7200 lbs. and they haul it all over with an F-350 , with single rear wheels.

[a64pilot]

I tow a 14,000 lb John Deere 410 backhoe on a triple axle trailer with my C33500 Dually without a problem, boat that weight would be easy, just make sue you have good trailer brakes


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[cpt_757]

Thanks everyone!!

[Rhapsody-NS27]

I have a smaller but heavier boat. My boat is listed at 8100lbs. Add the trailer and gear, I'm at just over 11,000 lbs. I tow mine myself with a diesel powered Silverado 2500HD without any issues.

[chris mac]

Depends on the year of truck as well. My 2009 1 ton is rated to pull 15000. The 2011 or 12, upped their rating to over 20,000.
But to keep it simple, just about any diesel 3/4 or bigger should do it easy.
Biggest problem will be your width. Here in Canada you need a permit for anything wider than 8 1/2 feet. Add signs, flashing light and possibly pilot trucks for anything over 10 feet wide. Check all states you will drive through. There might be time and route restrictions as well.