Towing ~3000lb Boat + Trailer Questions

[Nystyle324]

At 3,000 pounds you can pretty much drive it as though there is no trailer, except of course backing carefully, and taking wide turns. You will have at least a 150-mile range. Towing a 12-ft high cat boat (World Cat DC 250) that weights 9,500-lbs, I have a 107-mile range with full charge. Do nothing special at ramps, slippery mode isn’t necessary even if there’s moss or muck on the ramp surface. I’ve pulled multiple boats (I have an aquaculture farm) with the CT, used dirt and concrete ramps in Florida, Virginia and Maryland, no issues, no real prep. Make sure your boat is level (measure the trailer from the ground front and back. That took some doing in my case, and the CT does have a tight space above the receiver - I had to play with different receivers to get it right - they type of receiver with multiple balls and the ability to raise and lower the ball height will NOT work in the “up” position due to the bumper format. If you need to raise the ball for leveling, you will need an inverted receiver - available in flat, 1”, 2”, 3”, 4”, 5” lower or rise for ball height, available at Home Depot or Lowe’s, or Amazon.

Thanks for this! I might have to help a buddy tow his Calcutta 263 (~11000lbs) from Tampa to Destin (~440 miles). I think the biggest pain will be having to disconnect/reconnect at recharging stops. I have no concerns with the performance, just distance and added time charging. I never even gave ball height a thought because of the ride height adjustments.

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[ke6jph]

As far as adjustable hitches go we use this one Weigh Safe Adjustable Trailer... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077QC32G2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
we have a 24’ tritoon that we tow a short distance to the local lake.
I set the ball height so the trailer is level when towing and then at the ramp use wade mode to raise the tongue to make the boat easier to launch and recover.
There is no issue with slipping, but I echo the remark about making sure that you are in park.
One poster noted that pushing harder than normal on the brake pedal while setting park mode helps the caliper motors set tighter on the rotor (?‍).
Anyway lots of luck and enjoy!