Boat trailer behind 5th wheel

RAS43 wrote:

Pure Diesel wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:
This is opening a can of worms. Lots of vocal folks on this forum are against towing tandem. Most of them have no first hand experience with it.

I've towed tandem for about 15 years now. Both my RV and boats are bigger than what you are suggesting. If you set up the rig right, you should be fine.

I have a ski boat and a 16' Lund fishing boat, one of which is almost always behind my 5er. The little boat really isn't even noticable when it is back there. Since you won't be able to see it, you might consider either a rear view camera, or adding posts to the fenders of the boat to offer some visability when going down the road. Make sure you have adequate tongue weight on the boat trailer to minimize trailer sway. Keep up with the maintenance on both trailers, and I won't run tires that are older than 5 years. You are unlikely to be able to back up very far with both trailers, and getting fuel may take some advanced planning.

When I get to the lake, I head straight to the boat ramp and drop the boat in the parking lot. Then go put your 5er in the camping spot, and go back and get the boat.

Have fun with the experience!

X2 Good advice. I do the same procedure.

X3 Also be sure to plan for fuel stops so you don't encounter a situation where you have to back up. It happened to me the first year-17 years ago- but not since.
Also I have a Tire Pressure Monitoring system with sensors on all tires including the
boat trailer.