[Vwdiesel] Towing boat with 85 Jetta

[Dave Cook]

I towed my 16' boat with my NA-powered Cabriolet a few times.  Worked okay as long as I took it easy, but was funny following, as you couldn't see the car!  (Especially when I had the canoe strapped to the roll-bar!)

Dave Cook


--- On Sat, 10/25/08, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Towing boat with 85 Jetta
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:02 PM
> This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone here has
> experience towing a 14'-16' boat with 
> their Jetta. Specifically, I'm looking at this boat:
> 
> http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/7065512
> 
> I've towed a 14' aluminum with 35hp, and a 14'
> fiberglass with 75hp, but that was years ago, 
> the fg boat I only pulled once, so I don't remember it
> much. The 90HP outboard on this boat 
> is 170kg on (nearly 400lbs), and the trailer is probably
> 300lbs, with the boat at perhaps 900-
> 1500lbs. So I'm looking at 1600lbs at least. Long term
> I would probably put a hitch on my 
> Westy to pull it, but I'm curious if anyone has tried a
> similar boat/motor combo on a Jetta  (a 
> tired NA diesel at that...)
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
> 
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