Originally posted by ISO Chrome:
Rob:
The guys are right. Unless your boat is a real ancient driftbarge, most any Class I or Class II hitch will tow it just fine.
I use a Class I on my LeSabre (only thing available) and it hauls the Clacka (likely heavier than an Alum boat) just fine. The 3.8L V6 in a heavy 4 door Buick is a bit underpowered for freeway speeds unless I've got the boat cover on, but with it on I can run 60 all day, still get 25 mpg. and arrive in 1st Class style .. 
Mike I had to consider all this before I decided what kind of next vehicle to get and guess I'll go with the Subaru Wagon. It is rated for 2400# and with the manual tranny, if the weights are close to what y'all say, this vehicle should be fine. I've got a diesel pickup that will do most of the hauling...except for those times when I have to tow BOTH trailer AND boat. So, needed to have an approx. weight to be sure the Subaru would handle it. The subaru should be good all-around vehicle...gets 30 MPG on the road, can tow the boat, and being AWD, should be good as a commute car and as good as most any vehicle in the winter...hope I chose well. Thanks to all for the answers.
Does the boat cover really help that much on the towing resistance/drag???? If so, I guess my next question is: "how generic are most covers?" My boat is over 20 years old (I believe), so should most any cover made for a 16' drift boat suffice, or does it need to be manufacturer specific. I wouldn't think so, but maybe I'd better ask anyway...and if anyone can suggest a source for a generic cover they know is a decent buy, be happy for that assist too.
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