1500 lbs towing

[MTLFisherman]

Hi everyone, 

 

I'm about to buy my first fish boat but I have 100 lbs of towing capability with my car.

 

Do you guys have experience with small towing capability? I want a 16 feet boat

 

Thanks

[Jigfishn10]

A friend of mine has a 16' bowrider and tows it with his Volvo crossover

[GaryH]

100 lbs. what kind of car is that? 

[Angry John]

You must have a small car like a Subaru.  If you do have a subI you should really look at cvt and towing.  How far do you plan on going regularly?

[NoShoes]

Pulling is one thing. Stopping is another and is actually the harder and more important part. 

[gim]

1 hour ago, MTLFisherman said:

100 lbs of towing capability

 

I assume this a mistake since the title of your thread is "1500 pounds towing."

 

You aren't going to tow anything if the capacity is only 100 pounds of towing capability.

[GaryH]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

 

I assume this a mistake since the title of your thread is "1500 pounds towing."

 

You aren't going to tow anything if the capacity is only 100 pounds of towing capability.

Your probably right. I should have read the intro. Had me scratching my head. ?

[MickD]

You may be talking about tongue weight of 100.  Certainly not the weight of the trailer + boat.  Sounds like a small car nevertheless.  What you need to do is to know the total weight of the trailer + boat/motor/everything inside it and compare that with the towing spec of your car.  If you are not sure of it, even after consulting the manual, ask your dealer.  

 

I don't know where you live, but that might make a difference in whether you can get aggressive or have to be conservative.  As the difference between level towing in moderate temps vs hilly/mountainous towing in high temps.

 

Your dealer can help.  Or a shop that does hitches.  You have not given anywhere near enough info for us to really help.

[MTLFisherman]

Sorry guys it is 1500 lbs 

7 hours ago, Angry John said:

You must have a small car like a Subaru.  If you do have a subI you should really look at cvt and towing.  How far do you plan on going regularly?

Most of the time 1 hour trip but sometimes it could be 3 or 4 hours 

[E-rude dude]

My only advice in picking a towing vehicle is this;

“tow ratings” are the maximum capacity that the vehicle can pull. That is not the rating that you can safely tow at highway speeds. For most vehicles you need to cut the tow rating down 40-50% for safe highway speeds.

Getting a trailer moving is one thing. Stopping it in a panic situation is entirely another.

Any boat trailer combo above 2000lbs needs trailer brakes to be truely safer.

[WRB]

1,500 lbs gross weight includes trailer+boat+everything in the boat. The next consideration is tongue weight the weight pushing down on the trailer hitch. 

stopping shouldn’t be an issue if you keep your speed below 55 mph max on flat terrain, slower up or down hills. Too heavy a load over works your vehicle that ends overheating the engine and transmission.

The next consideration is wet load retrieving the trailered boat out of the water and ramp angle.

Your unidentified vehicle simple may not be suitable to tow a boat & trailer.

Tom

[Angry John]

Most tow vehicles have a transmission cooler.  My.little tacoma has one as part of the towing package.  My truck doesn't get close to moving its rated capacity.  It struggles at highway speeds and the gas mileage sucks.  I would recommend against towing in a small car other than a kayak or small Jon boat.  You add a outboard, trawling motor, batteries and the list goes on and you will get in trouble in a hurry.