It had been since the spring of 2007 that the Rav needed to tow this boat as the boat is now my sisters and her 2003 MDX is the pull-vehicle for that boat now and also tows the boat just fine. I love to tow boats and had been waiting for the chance/right time to tow this particular boat with the Rav again. Yesterday was the day on account of the Hurricane/Tropical Storm coming up our way.
All in, the whole rig is right around 3,500lbs. 1,100 for the trailer, the boat hull is about 2,000lbs and the motor is around 500. The Rav did a great job of getting it around. I'm fairly sure that the drum brakes on the trailer don't work but the Rav's brakes did a decent job of getting everything down to speed from the 40 MPH max I had done on the roads from the ramp to their house.
The V6 did fine getting everything up the shallow ramp and accelerating up to speed. It was not like I did not feel the boat behind the Rav but the truck has no problem taking the 3,500+lb load and taking it where it needs to go. The rear of the truck didn't even sag as much as I though it might. Here, take a look;
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Rav now has just over 58,000 miles since new in Sept. of 2006 and has been flawless so far. Drove it home in the rain tonight and with the Michelin Latitude Tour's, a nice easy ride with total confidence.
All in, the whole rig is right around 3,500lbs. 1,100 for the trailer, the boat hull is about 2,000lbs and the motor is around 500. The Rav did a great job of getting it around. I'm fairly sure that the drum brakes on the trailer don't work but the Rav's brakes did a decent job of getting everything down to speed from the 40 MPH max I had done on the roads from the ramp to their house.
The V6 did fine getting everything up the shallow ramp and accelerating up to speed. It was not like I did not feel the boat behind the Rav but the truck has no problem taking the 3,500+lb load and taking it where it needs to go. The rear of the truck didn't even sag as much as I though it might. Here, take a look;
Rav now has just over 58,000 miles since new in Sept. of 2006 and has been flawless so far. Drove it home in the rain tonight and with the Michelin Latitude Tour's, a nice easy ride with total confidence.
