towing jonboat with a car

[bowtech_182]

I am looking to buy a 10-12 ft jon boat.  I don't have a truck, just my 5 speed Honda Civic.  How hard would it be to tow the boat.  I am mostly worried about the boat ramp.  I only live 3 miles for the lake that I usually fish.  can anyone offer any advice?

Andy

[rdneckhntr]

I dont see a problem with it as long as your tires dont get wet.

[=Matt 5.0=]

LBH tows his 12' Jon with his 5spd Jetta...

[bowtech_182]

That makes me feel a lot better.  Now I just need a trailer hitch, a trailer, and I guess I need a boat too

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Yea, that small, it's no issue.  You don't even need to use the ramp like you would with a bass boat.  No need to "float" a boat that small off the trailer.  Get it close and dunk it by hand (only if it's a steep, slippery, nasty ramp,otherwise your fine.)  I even pulled my 16ft whaler with it but not far, ramp is right down the street.

[Guest SkyChimp]

I have a girl in my neighborhood that had been towing two jet skis behind her Civic for years.

[samurai361]

I used to have a small 12' jon, and a homemade trailer, and towed it with a Subaru Justy, one of the smallest cars I've ever seen in the US.  It had a 3 cylinder engine, and I had to fabricate the hitch in the garage.  Never had a problem, ever.  I use my Suzuki Samurai to tow, and even though it's a truck, it's not as powerful as a Civic and have no problems with that either.  

[timmyswetarded]

i tow my 16' alumacraft with my buick centry hahaha....its only a 4cyl but it works fine. lake is about 15 miles from my house so its not too bad...anything farther and ill take my brothers 4runner

[bowtech_182]

My 10-12 foot jon boat might have grown up to be a 14ft v hull 55" wide at the gunwale.  Does

200 lbs for that boat seem about right?

Andy