Re: 1st boat. Towing with my Subaru
gees you guys are harsh. i pull my 78 larson with a 80hp merc weighing in at 2600 before battery and gas (100l) with a 2004 ford freestar van (fwd) it is slow yes but braking is fine and can still do 70mph. As for launching and retrieving not hard. spins a bit at a loose gravel ramp but put 150lb person on the front bumper while you slowly move forward and its fine. so would i pull a 2000 lb boat with a forester... yes i would without thinking twice as long as it has good vented brakes in the front and discs in the rear with nice pads.
And hell we pulled a 3600lbs camper (Braked) from winnipeg manitoba to ottawa ontario (2800kms) in 2005 with 5 people in the van and alot of luggage(we were moving). No problems at all, just didn't like the hills.
gees you guys are harsh. i pull my 78 larson with a 80hp merc weighing in at 2600 before battery and gas (100l) with a 2004 ford freestar van (fwd) it is slow yes but braking is fine and can still do 70mph. As for launching and retrieving not hard. spins a bit at a loose gravel ramp but put 150lb person on the front bumper while you slowly move forward and its fine. so would i pull a 2000 lb boat with a forester... yes i would without thinking twice as long as it has good vented brakes in the front and discs in the rear with nice pads.
And hell we pulled a 3600lbs camper (Braked) from winnipeg manitoba to ottawa ontario (2800kms) in 2005 with 5 people in the van and alot of luggage(we were moving). No problems at all, just didn't like the hills.
