want to be sensitive to this situation, as it is likely that the owner of this truck/boat/trailer combo may be a ClubSeaRay member, or a future one as he is obviously looking for a new boat.)
Met a tow truck driver that was on scene Memorial Day weekend, when this accident occurred on a Wisconsin divided highway. Tow driver said SeaRay 330 and Loadmaster triple axle trailer were being towed by a Ford Excursion. Tow driver reported that Excursion tires were ‘bald’, vehicle blew a steer tire, crossed median into oncoming lanes. No injuries, thank God.
No speculation beyond that, but suffice to say that even a maxed out Ford Excursion diesel has an 11K# tow rating, and this boat/trailer combo with reasonable gear and fuel load could easily go 18K# or more. In practical terms, this means that a SeaRay 280 on a well maintained trailer would be and ideal SeaRay/trailer load – behind a well maintained diesel Excursion.
As I often say, ” You could tow it with a lawn tractor – across the parking lot. You could probably tow it down the highway behind a Camaro. Its the stopping that becomes problematic.”
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