[Vwdiesel] Think I can tow my boat with my golf?

[Tad]

I had the same thought about getting up the ramp, maybe you should invest
in an ASR ABS pump as well. :)  I guess it's easy to retrofit.

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ha ha, Loren!  You haven't gotten quite far enough east yet!  We have the
> Flint Hills out here!  Really, Salina/I-135 is basically the west edge of
> the hilly area.
>
>
> I was able to pull the old boat out with the Corrado OK, though sometimes
> there would be a bit of white-knuckled wheel spinning if the ramp was wet!
>
>
> I figure the first couple times I'll make sure there is a truck that can
> pull the trailer up if needed, but I don't think it'll be a big deal, the
> concrete on the ramp has been grooved pretty well.  Or I'll have someone
> sit on the hood of the Golf!
>
> Assuming I go this route, I do plan to pull up Travis' threads and copy
> the plan for mine.
>
> The only thing is that I won't want to drive the Golf into the water to
> launch the boat like I did with the Exploder a couple times.
>
>
> Dave Cook
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: "LBaird119 at aol.com" <LBaird119 at aol.com>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Think I can tow my boat with my golf?
>
> In a message dated 4/12/2012 11:01:51 AM Central Daylight Time,
> davevw at yahoo.com writes:
>
> > I figure it would be cheaper in the long run (initial purchase as well as
> > ongoing taxes and insurance) to buy a small welder and some metal to
> build
> > a hitch for the Golf rather than buying another old cheap SUV.
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> > Dave Cook
> >
>
>   Not like you're going to encouner any hills on the way!  :-D  Maybe add
> an winch to your savings purchases and if the ramp's too steep, let the
> trailer down the ramp via winch then back up as well, parking where you
> have
> enough traction to get going?
>     Loren
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