![]() ![]() So I met up with Rick in South Carolina after he finished covering the Tybee 500, and we let the motorhome tow the boats the rest of the way to Ohio, because I didn't think the Odyssey would make it over the mountains with that load. But that extra weight brought the mileage down to about 19-20 mpg, and the transmission seemed to be really struggling, even on flat road with slight rises. This past spring on my trip north I had THREE Waves on the trailer, kind of nested, so they were still like two high. With two Hobie Waves double-stacked (and a couple sets of beach wheels) the mileage goes down to about 23 mpg. It gets 29-30 mpg on the highway with no trailer.Įvery year I end up pulling a trailer loaded with boats from Key Largo to Ohio, over the mountains. I have a Honda Odyssey (minivan, with automatic transmission). When I move back to AL or FL, I'll be back on a cat full time. Sadly, I just think out here in UT if I want to race it's going to have to be a leaner. there is a LOT that can be learned from them and I attribute a huge chunk of my ability to my sunfish, my Star and other stuff I had/raced pre-cats. Since dad is a North dealer, i can ge sails cheaper.ĭon't get me wrong, I LOVE cats and since converting in college always will, however. Also, it's cheaper than the other toys I want (Slipstream 7.15). I can teach a group of my UT friends to crew and go out and terrorize the local fleet -). I spent a LOT of time on J's of all shapes and sizes before cats and still love the 22 and the 80. Not to mention I will only sail skipper +1. anyway, I'd have to crew for her as she's not big enough. Don't have crew, nobody out here sails like we did in FL. I'm not looking for something and am using these thoughts. I couldn't bring it b/c I had to move the horses, but it's the first time since I was 11 that I don't have a boat with my name on it. ![]() AL to UT last year, I have not had a boat. gotta have something, but I want more than one thing. Dad has a J80 that I've been trying to wrestle from him, but he won't budge, so. Well, my problem is that as the son of a boat dealer, I've always had a variety of toys to play with. However, there was NO SPACE in the Xterra after loading all the luggage for a weekend trip with spouse and dog.Īt $ 2.98 (USD) per gallon, the fuel savings did add up. Without the trailer, gets around 26 mph highway.īest mileage I got with the old Xterra pulling the same stuff was 19 miles per gallon. Still had some "oomph" to pass a few cars, but I'm not an aggressive driver. On the "Flats" in Florida during the summer (air conditioner on) cruising at 75 mph got 24 miles per gallon. Pulled a N20 with Galvanized trailer and overstuffed epoxy/wood box (= HEAVY) through the hills of south Georgia and got 22 miles per gallon (regular unleaded 87 octane)at 70 mph. ![]() The other good things? About two thousand cup-holders, and extra sockets for televisions, blenders, etc. And yes, there is a carseat mounted in it now. I will say that it has a lot more space than my old SUV (Nissan Xterra), and with the double sliding doors, it's easy to get stuff in and out of. ![]() My current tow vehicle is a Honda minivan. Practicality had a narrow vote over style. Still have the old Dodge, great work van - anybody want to buy it? Good price. 4.3 liter v6, pulls the cats with no problem, Pulls the F-27 pretty well, gets around 20 mpg highway (not towing). I certainly went over my usual budget on this one! But, I needed something that would take a car seat now, and could work out for family road trips. My current vehicle is a 2000 Chevy Astro LT, $5000. Bare bones vehicle if ever there was one.Ĭan be summed up this way - 1980 Dodge van, $400, 1979 Hobie-18, $1500, Blowing by racing yachts whose jib cost more than my whole rig, priceless! Pic is of my second old van - $400 from the Goddard Space Flight Center excess property auction. Towed the Hobie-14 and 18 with that, had a lot of road trips to Indy and Summit Point as well, it ultimately rusted into a pile of dust - but that 350 v8 still had enough torque to pull down a house at 200k+ miles. I've had a run of old vans that I bought for next to nothing to do the job.įirst was a 1977 Chevy 3/4 ton work van that had been converted (love that '70s shag carpet) that I bought for $75 and ran it for 10 years. ![]()
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