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rv_sailor_man
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May 23, 2015

How to tow a small sailboat and an RV on a pickup truck

So I have a Ford F-150, I am in the market for an RV right now and have not decided on Fifth wheel or Travel trailer. Either way I am looking at ball park 27'. Now I want to bring a small sailboat with me, its a JY15. The specs on the sailboat are as follows:

15' long
5' 10" wide
3' tall

Weight of the hull is 275 lbs and the sails and mast and stuff can be stored in the truck and/or rv.

Is it possible to get this around with me? Suggest 5th wheel or TT or what?

They make trailers for these boats but I am thinking there might be a way to put it in the truck bed and have a TT.
  • stevepk's avatar
    stevepk
    Explorer
    May 24, 2015
    Also you need to know the laws for the states you'll be visiting. Here in Ill-a-noyed it's illegal to double tow.
  • Bedlam's avatar
    Bedlam
    Moderator
    May 24, 2015
    It's possible to do what you want with more truck or you need scale back the size of the travel trailer you wish to tow.
  • blt2ski's avatar
    blt2ski
    Moderator
    May 24, 2015
    First off, whatbyoubwant to do is VERY possible. Issue I see is potential lack of payload or power in 15 series truck. Even a 25 might have issues.........but, I personally see how this can be done.

    As noted, a toy hauler with.enough garage space. A pickup with a rack correctly located. Or a boat trailer behind a 5w will also work depending upon the jurisdictions you travel thru.

    All numbers need to be wieghed along with the power requires to do the task you need to do.

    As I noted, very poster to do frankly. Not sure a 15 will do it depending upon model etc.

    Marty
  • rv_sailor_man's avatar
    rv_sailor_man
    Explorer
    May 24, 2015
    midnightsadie wrote:
    seen a truck today with a boat on a ladder rack. the ladder rack run clear to the front of the trucks hood .


    Awesome! So far this seems like the best solution although a pain to get up there but doable for sure.
  • midnightsadie's avatar
    midnightsadie
    Explorer II
    May 24, 2015
    seen a truck today with a boat on a ladder rack. the ladder rack run clear to the front of the trucks hood .
  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    May 23, 2015
    rv_sailor_man wrote:
    So I have a Ford F-150, I am in the market for an RV right now and have not decided on Fifth wheel or Travel trailer. Either way I am looking at ball park 27".


    With a 27-inch RV, I think you will be fine. Just put it in the truck bed and tow the boat. (Shades of Spinal Tap.)

    If you want a bigger RV, though, I suspect you will run into your truck's towing and/or weight limits. What are those? Can you get them off the door sticker?

    Edit: I had a Barbie class A when I was a girl... I think it was about 27 inches.
  • rv_sailor_man's avatar
    rv_sailor_man
    Explorer
    May 23, 2015
    Also open to a sunfish instead of the JY15 but not preferred. The specs on that are as follows:

    13' 9" length
    4' 1" wide
    120 lbs

    So substantially smaller.

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