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

[rv_sailor_man]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

seen a truck today with a boat on a ladder rack. the ladder rack run clear to the front of the trucks hood .

[IAMICHABOD]

You might try a Toy Hauler.
Here Is A Thread that shows what other folks have done.

[Naio]

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]

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.