My Brother-in-law owns a 34' Sea Ray Cruiser and is very unhappy with our local marine dealers pricing with winter storage/service ($3500/Year). He is playing with the idea of purchasing a 38 foot 15k tri-axle bumper pull trailer to tow the boat out to Eastern Long Island and store the boat/trailer for the winter season and then a return trip to Brooklyn in the spring. The cost of the trailer would offset the seasonal winterizing. My questions are: 1. Can my 02 F-350 CC SB even bumper pull a 15k trailer SAFELY? 2. The combined GVWR would be at 25,900#(9,900 Truck+15k boat/trailer), but the width of the boat is 146 inches (12'-2") and Length of the trailer is 38 feet. Dumb, but this is probably oversized? 3. Legally- Can I even tow something this large as my vehicle has Passeneger plates and I would not be doing this service for hire/fuel/lunch? 4. Do I forget this whole mess and hire someone else? The last thing I would want is to have DOT/NYPD Insurance headaches...
I would think that it would be money well invested to hire someone else to do it. My reasons are because it is over sized, insurance, wear and tear on your rig, possible handling problems with your F-350 SRW short bed truck, just to name a few. I think that all we can haul with our light trucks is up to 8' 6" wide, but, every state is going to have its own laws governing that. So you may want to check into New York state laws and see if it is even legal. Then if you find out it is then you have something else to think about. LT.
The width of the boat is the problem. Your looking at getting caught and stuck on the side of the road till you can get it legal. Your going to be taking up more than one lane and you have to plan your route very well.
