Boat and trailer have been at a consignment lot for a while now. but have to bring it home asap. I took it there with my 1/2 ton truck but have since sold the truck and am driving a 05 Element. In trying to identify a rig to bring it back I want to make sure not to overload the rig so...Anyone have a close idea what a 1989 21' Gemini jet boat, big block on a double axle Hallett trailer might weigh? I had it over the scales right after I bought it but cannot recall the weight. Thanks in advance.
Dave

21 foot tahiti, bbf 460, tandem roadrunner trailer....came in around 3600(or 3800)

21 foot tahiti, bbf 460, tandem roadrunner trailer....came in around 3600(or 3800)

geezus, 3600?  was the bilge filled with water or something? 

just rent a truck from home depot or uhaul to tow it.  $29 a day or something like that.  dont risk your life and possibly endanger other lives by towing something thats almost double the weight of your MAXIMUM capacity of your current vehicle. 

geezus, 3600?  was the bilge filled with water or something?

Take a 21' Eliminator, or a 21' Tahiti (see Jarvis' Tech sheet), or a 21' Bahner, for example- 1600 lbs, bare hull. 750Lbs for a BBC, Berkeley pump, 100 lbs.. 50 gals of fuel- 325 lbs, totals 2775 lbs... but weight, theres' more, about 1000 lbs of trailer, now your at 3775 lbs, EMPTY, Plus gear- cooler, chairs, umbrella, BBQ, etc. OH!, and if its a McMerCruiiser, add a couple hundred pounds more, 4K lbs is within reach. But hey, I have an F350 PSD, not a gas-stationwagon.

BTW- the 'bilge plug' gets used twice a year, in the fall, and in the spring...

Daniel

  copy that!

soon as i weighed mine, i had to look for a spec sheet.  turns out, as you know, youre right.  i dont recall the actual numbers on this brochure, but 2775 sounds about right.  much heavier than i thought it be. 
it wasnt a great idea to tow with the s10...but it wasnt far.  dumb move? perhaps.  its what i had at the time.  ive got a bigger dog now.  all ended well....maybe luck.  now, i wouldnt tow the boat to the water with s10....ill never make up the launch ramp 

I've used the wife's '05 GMC Canyon, 3.5l 5 cyl, pulling the Eliminator to Willow Beach, 70 with a/c all the way, about 85 miles one way, its a mini super duty in disguise.

Dan'l

  copy that!

soon as i weighed mine, i had to look for a spec sheet.  turns out, as you know, youre right.  i dont recall the actual numbers on this brochure, but 2775 sounds about right.  much heavier than i thought it be. 
it wasnt a great idea to tow with the s10...but it wasnt far.  dumb move? perhaps.  its what i had at the time.  ive got a bigger dog now.  all ended well....maybe luck.  now, i wouldnt tow the boat to the water with s10....ill never make up the launch ramp 

I towed my 21 commander open bow to Havasu all the time with my s10 it towed my boat just fine i used the truck to launch it also my truck had a 4.3 vortec and waa a 4x4

Whoa....That's a long way. I wouldn't take that trip.
The U-Haul trucks, if you can.....use one of those.  I've even rented a silverado.... put a ball on bumper...went down the road. Be safe...what ever you do.

My s10, was a manual, 4cyl, single cab.