Towing boat behind 5th wheel
I am biulding a hitch to tow my 23 ft jet boat behind my 24.5 ft 5th wheel.my boat and trailer weighs 7100lbs. I don't know the tongue weight but I can't lift it and it is very heavy. I thought of ext...
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Brian,
I have a Yamaha 242 and the tongue weight is 500-600 pounds. A good approximation is 10-15% of your total weight of the boat and trailer. If a tandem axle and long tongue, boats tend to be a bit lighter on the tongue than say a travel trailer. That's still a lot of weight for the back of a 5th wheel trailer. You will need to seriously reinforce the rear structure of your trailer to accommodate a proper hitch setup.
You will also need to be sure to have proper wiring for the boat trailer's electric brakes (hopefully it has them).
The whole thing is problematic and generally not a good idea, but probably legal where you live. That is not the case everywhere, so research the law where you plan to travel, as you'd not want to get pulled over where it's forbidden.
I have a Yamaha 242 and the tongue weight is 500-600 pounds. A good approximation is 10-15% of your total weight of the boat and trailer. If a tandem axle and long tongue, boats tend to be a bit lighter on the tongue than say a travel trailer. That's still a lot of weight for the back of a 5th wheel trailer. You will need to seriously reinforce the rear structure of your trailer to accommodate a proper hitch setup.
You will also need to be sure to have proper wiring for the boat trailer's electric brakes (hopefully it has them).
The whole thing is problematic and generally not a good idea, but probably legal where you live. That is not the case everywhere, so research the law where you plan to travel, as you'd not want to get pulled over where it's forbidden.
