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336
05-19-2017, 02:57 AM
Thoughts on this set up. Never seen anything like this. Can't imagine it's not too heavy. Or an accident waiting to happen

Tbos
05-19-2017, 04:23 AM
Did you actually see this? Maybe it's an empty hull. hope wherever they are going there is a lift to remove it. No, wait. He could just unstrap it and then make a quick stop. It would come off then.


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336
05-19-2017, 05:29 AM
It was on 84 in PA the other am. Complete boat. Looked like 18-21' bow rider inboardoutbord the out drive was off so maybe no motor but heavy none the less. Was on some kind of rigged up ladder rack system. Hanging off both ends of the truck by a few feet. Had to be top heavy. I passed it as quick as possible.

JRTJH
05-19-2017, 05:40 AM
It looks like a marine transport company truck (without the trailer with the other three or four boats)... There's no prop (if it's an inboard) or no transom unit (if it's an I/O). The Four Winns boat factory is down the road from us and we regularly see rigs similar to this with one, two or three boats on the truck and more on a trailer being towed behind the truck. Often the "truck loaded boats" are angled toward the cab, but riding on a "headache rack" above the gooseneck coupler is also a common means to carry "one more boat".....

Certainly, it's not a "sport fisherman on his way to the lake".....

kennyskywalker
05-19-2017, 04:18 PM
Lmao, can't believe some of the things you see on the road....amazing!

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Southwestern Sportfishing
05-22-2017, 11:23 AM
There is a company that makes that system

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7pZHmaH5rBI

sourdough
05-22-2017, 11:50 AM
There is a company that makes that system

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7pZHmaH5rBI


You know, I don't know if that's ingenious or an accident waiting to happen. As far as I'm concerned I'm more with the latter and would much prefer a trailer.

Southwestern Sportfishing
05-23-2017, 05:14 AM
It was designed so you could pull a travel trailer also. I have also seen the truck pulled by a motor home with the boat. I would think it would be like putting a slide in camper in the truck as far as payload

fireidiot
06-06-2017, 01:06 AM
Saw this the other day and wondered if it's the same thing. An accident waiting to happen.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170606/03508af7ef60b41a86585110a1da0767.jpg


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dcg9381
06-06-2017, 11:14 AM
Eh.. The outboard weighs around 90 lbs and 14 foot john boat, about 140 lbs. That's really not much up there, even though it looks significant on that poor Ford Ranger. Behind the Vacationer, not much aero drag. I'd only question how well strapped down it is in the event of a "sudden" stop and forward motion.

I mean it can't be much, it's not like you're going to find a crane to put a 14' John boat in the water.. So it'll take a few "well educated" adults and an appropriate amount of beer.

stewartx
08-18-2017, 03:52 PM
You're adding up vertical load, while others seem to discussing center of gravity. I suspect that much weight up high will definitely change the center of gravity, making that truck mighty unstable when whipping around (steering variations, wind turbulence, etc) at highway speeds. God help him if he has a jerky blowout or has to swerve hard to avoid an accident. I'm casting my vote for "accident waiting to happen."

stewartx
08-18-2017, 04:16 PM
My boating solution was a 5-person inflatable - more than enough for me, the dog (130lbs), and our gear. When deflated, it rides between my DECKED storage system and tonneau cover, along with fishing gear and a swamp motor (gas weedeater fitted with a propeller). The 2x small 120v pumps to inflate/deflate are powered by a small inverter plugged into the truck's trailer wiring jack.