*wrong*! a heavily loaded canoe responds poorly to the pitch of waves and the wake of a power boat. it will plow and take on water as towing speeds rise, or when the lake gets rough. if a towed canoe capsizes, it may act as a sea anchor and swamp the tow boat from behind!. Quote magicstik: "do not tow a canoe behind a power boat over 20-30mph with two...cough cough....drunk people in the canoe! it was a blast but we just couldn't get over the wake the boat was making. the force was pulling down on the bow and my fiberglass old town stillwater basically cracked in half.. Trailer size and boat positioning - never use a trailer that is too short, pulling the trailer that is to short for your boat[s] will cause a negative tongue weight situation which is dangerous. a negative tongue weight situation is when there’s more load weight behind the trailer axle than in front of the trailer axle, this causes the.
The salvaged canoe was bent to the point that you could see daylight under the center of it, on the water. we towed it about a hundred yards, i said, screw this, turned my boat over to mu partner, a paddled the "u" boat to the end of the run. damn, that boat handled like crap, but, it was a lot better than towing!. Finally when they got to the dock, i put the women and children in the warm car and then showed the boat operator how to tow a canoe. you pull along side the boat and hang on to the boats gunwhales. you can go pretty good this way until your get tired of hanging on to the side of the boat, but at least its very stable.. A kayak can serve as an excellent dinghy for a boat. kayaks produce little drag compared to conventional dinghies and can be easily brought aboard most boats should the sea get too rough..
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