SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Trailers => Topic started by: speedymopars on April 01, 2008, 08:18:42 AM
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OK, so I know some of you have RV's and a boat(s). How successful are you at launching it? My 31 foot class A weighs in at 15000 lbs by itself, add a boat, water, and a steep ramp, and I am worried that I won't be able to get back out. Now it is a P30 chassis, so the rear drive wheels are not very close to the rear (it also has a tag axle) which I am thinking and hoping means they won't be wet at all.
Does anyone here launch using an RV, or do you have a buddy launch for you?
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I have seen it done a few times without problems, but if you get on a steeper ramp you may have a problem.
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I've launched my family boat with my motorhome, out at Senetor's Wash. Ramp is definately steep, paved, maybe ? 150 feet long ? , 27' motorhome is stock 100K mile 454 with turbo 400, no problem!
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when we take grandpas toys i launch a 24 foot hallet with a 34 foot diesel pusher. haha. it is not that bad. the only problem i have when doing that is gramps rear camera dont work. that makes it a little more fun
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just call me my diesel will pull it the rest of the way up
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just call me my diesel will pull it the rest of the way up
Yea, I have a Chevy 454 in it, I'll probably need lots of help.
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At Buena Vista last spring break, Skip may have heard about it... Some guy was backing his brand new boat and motorhome down the ramp. His wife in the boat..... She messed up I guess was the story and he jumped out to help. The brand new diesel pusher was still in reverse. We pulled into the campground as the two tow rigs were pulling the RV and trailer out of the water.
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At Buena Vista last spring break, Skip may have heard about it... Some guy was backing his brand new boat and motorhome down the ramp. His wife in the boat..... She messed up I guess was the story and he jumped out to help. The brand new diesel pusher was still in reverse. We pulled into the campground as the two tow rigs were pulling the RV and trailer out of the water.
I seen somthing similar at BV when I was a kid, but it was a Honda Civic and a Bayliner.
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I seen somthing similar at ... when I was a kid, but it was a ... and a ...
Me too
... Naciamento... green 9 passenger wagon... don't remember the type of boat.
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Speedy,
You should not have a problem with launching using the motorhome because of the amount of weight on the rear wheels, just don't trust the parking brake to hold the coach (have someone keep a foot on the brake). Depending on the year of P30/P32 chassis it might have an autopark hydraulic brake assembly that is applied whenever you put the transmission in park, the problem is that with this system they don't install the parking pawls in the transmission, so if the brake doesn't hold the transmission will not help.
Hope this helps
crewchief
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The only way you're gonna have a problem is if you don't play it smart. The guy at Buena Vista was not thinking too clearly.
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Speedy,
You should not have a problem with launching using the motorhome because of the amount of weight on the rear wheels, just don't trust the parking brake to hold the coach (have someone keep a foot on the brake). Depending on the year of P30/P32 chassis it might have an autopark hydraulic brake assembly that is applied whenever you put the transmission in park, the problem is that with this system they don't install the parking pawls in the transmission, so if the brake doesn't hold the transmission will not help.
Hope this helps
crewchief
Yes it does - Thanks!
Luckily it doesn't have the autopark system (it has a park that holds it) but the single cable going to a disk on the driveshaft for the parking brake I don't feel comfortable with. The brakes are pretty good though, 4 drums and 2 disks stop it surprisingly well.
It's gonna be a long rig, 61 feet.
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Most Big motor homes I've seen use a extra front mounted hitch and put the boat in forward (trans pressures are compounded in reverse too for pull out ) ,not a fun job to begin with certainly a very long back up on a narrow ramp ,I dont travel far as a rule but I always used to take a second vehicle to Nac or San antonio when I had mine . One of the happiest day of my life was when I went back to a Cab over Camper and watch my Motor home go down the drive way. I realized it was nearly as comfy as home but most of the time I wasn't really useing it enough to justify it anyhow Tom
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Speedy,
Double check the tag axle brakes, I see too many that owners don't realize there is a second master cylinder/reservoir and the tag brake system is empty and doing nothing.
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Speedy,
Double check the tag axle brakes, I see too many that owners don't realize there is a second master cylinder/reservoir and the tag brake system is empty and doing nothing.
I'll check it. Thanks....