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thataway



Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 20778
City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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a tongue failure would be a white knuckler.
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If the tongue had completely broken it could have been catastrophic. Since we were towing with a 36,000 lb RV we did not know about the issue until a passing motorist kept pointing at the ground--and then at the trailer. I turned on the rear view camera, and could see the issue. The tow company sent out a flat bed--as they should have. But it was made for cars, and the width was not enough for the trailer tires. We eventually used the tow truck "stinger" (wheel lift) and chains to the frame of the trailer and used the bent tongue for a lifting point. We went at less than 10 mph on back roads to the trailer shop.

When we were towing with the Yukon XL we put a camera on the back of the roof, rack to see the tougue and wheels, plus a camera on the back of the cabin of the C Dory to see the view behind the boat, which we can not see with the towing mirrors. This used a separate screen from the built in back up camera. (many vehicles will now allow the back up camera to work when you are driving.)

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Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
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