Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

[F14CRAZY]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

my rig will do better than the Ram did

 

[slasmith1]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

You are on to something here. Maybe if I bought a used semi removed the sleeper and stretched the frame 10ft I could haul my 32ft express cruiser and save $300 dollars a month in moorage.

 

[l008com]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

I used to think about doing something like this too. I thought it would be easier. But when I think about it now, trailers are pretty easy. dealing with a super long wheelbase truck, trying to do a 3 point turn in it, now that would be a real pain in the ***.

 

[TimBobCom]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

Some local drag boaters have done a similar thing, except they started with a Chevy Lumina as their base vehicle. Here's a video someone put on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBNq0NlEp78&feature=related about 30 seconds in they start to load it on the tow vehicle.

 

[dlngr]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

I think it would be a lot simpler to just learn how to back a trailer.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

Some local drag boaters have done a similar thing, except they started with a Chevy Lumina as their base vehicle. Here's a video someone put on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBNq0NlEp78&feature=related about 30 seconds in they start to load it on the tow vehicle.

But they don't run down the road with it.
THey haul the car in a trailer, and just use it to launch n load.

Could have done the same thing with an atv and trailer.

 

[TimBobCom]

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But they don't run down the road with it.
THey haul the car in a trailer, and just use it to launch n load.

Could have done the same thing with an atv and trailer.

True, but you have to admit their way is much, much cooler. They are one of the only drag boat teams that draws a crowd when they launch and retrieve, not just when they race. Sometimes it's fun to do something just because it can be done (and done in a safe manner for all involved.)

 

[boarder290]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

You could look at doing something like this

http://www.sledtheworld.com/2011/12/12/hydraulic-sled-deck/

May not be the easiest idea and would probably take a fair amount of engineering, but I think it could be done.

 

[RogersJetboat454]

Re: Van/truck chassis vehicle for boat hauling?

3 Year old thread guys...