[alberg30] Towing

[Forhan, Thomas]

From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>

Brian, the biggest question in my mind is probably brakes. Does the trailer
have its own brakes? Does your Montero have 4 wheel disks?  Is it long or
short wheelbase? You say its only a few miles, and that the route is
flat...is there much traffic - like trucks pulling out in front of you? 

A short run without hills will probably be ok - just make sure that you can
stop the thing. 
	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Brian Zinser [SMTP:bzinser at nmu.edu]
	Sent:	Monday, October 04, 1999 10:26 AM
	To:	alberg30 at onelist.com
	Subject:	[alberg30] Towing

	From: Brian Zinser <bzinser at nmu.edu>

	For those of us north of the 45th, our sailing season is rapidly
coming to
	an end.  (21 degrees F this morning!) Next week is haul out and I
have
	recently acquired a trailer.  I was planning to tow the boat a few
miles,
	at low speed, on level ground to my winter storage site.  I'm
beginning to
	get a little nervous about whether I should use my vehicle.  My
	understanding is that the gross weight of an Alberg is about 10,000
lbs.

	I have a full size Montero with a Class III hitch.  I know the boat
exceeds
	the recommended towing weight.  Am I crazy to attempt this, or
should I
	look for someone who has a big truck?

	Brian Zinser
	Manana #134

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