342 on the new trailer

rmfriday

This is just a quick picture of my 342 on my new trailmaster trailer. They did a real nice job on the trailer. It is a 21K lbs steel trailer that pulls much nicer them my old 18K aluminum trailer.

Willhound

Sweet!

Cableguy Greg

Looks good.

Handymans342

And you pull that with what?

zaverin1

Here in mi you will need permits to tow a boat that size and a hd diesel truck 

Handymans342

zaverin1 said:

Here in mi you will need permits to tow a boat that size and a hd diesel truck 

Did you say Diesel Zav??  LOLOL

rmfriday

In that picture it is being pulled with a f-550, i think a signal axle one ton would also do it but it would be getting close to the total bumper tow rating. 
Yes i get a permit anytime we take it any distance. 
It was a nerve racking tow from the marina to where we keep the boat in the winter with the old trailer, this trailer make the job a lot easier. The old aluminum trailer would flex and creek, this trailer pulls nice and smooth!

pault1216

Looks great. I never noticed the difference between the steel trailer on my 260 and aluminum on my 270. How about the brakes? All axles? I have been interested in the electric over hydraulic for my next venture.
-Paul

rmfriday

The brakes are electric drum on all axles, they work better then any of the surge brake set-ups i have had. I wish i would have spent a little more and got the electric over hydraulic, is the electric brakes performance ever starts to diminish i will look into a EOH conversion.

zaverin1

Why not dry dock?

reneechris14

That's a sweet set up. When there haul me out in fall full of fuel and some stuff it weighed in at 16500. Last year a guy hauled mine home with a Ford 550. 

pault1216

reneechris14 said:

That's a sweet set up. When there haul me out in fall full of fuel and some stuff it weighed in at 16500. Last year a guy hauled mine home with a Ford 550. 

Did that include the weight of the trailer?

reneechris14

Just the boat was 16500. The lift has a gauge. A 2005 342 is 14280# dry. 200 gallons of fuel is around 1500#. I would imagine his trailer is about 4000#.

Carsnmorellc

Looks great!!!

GMSLITHO

couldn't imagine towing that ,I get nervous towing my 270 

rmfriday

The trailer weighs 2811#, the total GVWR is 22050# for a capacity of 19239#.
The width is what makes trailering it tricky. I have trailer the same length boat with a 8' 6" beam before and it was a lot less stressful. 

Carsnmorellc

Is that a 10' wide trailer?

Dude_Himself

And I thought towing my 280EC was nerve-racking...