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I just put a deposit on a boat,and if everything checks out mechanically I should be pulling it home next week. The boat is 24' long and weighs in with trailer at about 5300lbs. The trailer has a surge brake equipped ,they say its functional ,but I have no idea. I read that my xterra has a max pulling weight of 5000lbs,so im a bit over. Im not going to be trailering this boat everytime I use it,Im going to get it home "1 hour free way drive" Then after that I will drive it to the ramp in the spring and dock which is only 2 miles from house and there it will sit in the water till fall.
So do you think I will be alright to pull this boat,and the xterra will handle it ok? Most I pull is 2 atvs and a trailer but thats only about 3,000lbs and its been fine with that.
I would also like some advice on what gear should I drive in? At the marina the parking lot has a hill as you leave about as steep as you would expect at a boat ramp,Should I drop it down to that 1 gear until I get to level ground? I never really used those gear,they just what they sound like,1st,2nd and 3rd gear? Other than that its all pretty much level ground from there to home,so then should I just leave it in D with the OD off?
Even further down the road,,when I get to pull it out of the water,should I use 4wd Low combined with 1 gear?
Any advice would be appreciated,Thanks!
So do you think I will be alright to pull this boat,and the xterra will handle it ok? Most I pull is 2 atvs and a trailer but thats only about 3,000lbs and its been fine with that.
I would also like some advice on what gear should I drive in? At the marina the parking lot has a hill as you leave about as steep as you would expect at a boat ramp,Should I drop it down to that 1 gear until I get to level ground? I never really used those gear,they just what they sound like,1st,2nd and 3rd gear? Other than that its all pretty much level ground from there to home,so then should I just leave it in D with the OD off?
Even further down the road,,when I get to pull it out of the water,should I use 4wd Low combined with 1 gear?
Any advice would be appreciated,Thanks!