I've done some searches without finding what I want to know.

Mine with full fuel,water, 200HP Hpdi Yamaha on an aluminum trailer with lots of stuff for a 2 week trip goes a little over 8,000 lbs. I pull it with a 2012 f150 Ecoboost. Some weigh more .... Some less.
 
Light boat, they are going to be in the 6500 to 7000 lb range. Loaded ready to cruise close to 8500--perhaps a little more? Depends on the trailer. Aluminum trailer will be 500# or a little lighter. Many of them are on marginal trailers (6500 lb capacity--OK for yard trailer, not for towing--get at least 8500# capacity.

We used a Excursion with 7.3 Liter diesel for ours (with the HD tow package)--that was fine.

I just towed my son's from Bakersfield to San Clemente over the Grapevine. with my Yukon XL--has 5.3,L, 3.08 rear end with towing package. The truck had the power, but I watched the transmission temp as we were climbing--even in 1st gear, we had the trans temp go to 265*. If you tow with a 1/2 ton, consider the truck. BE sure you can watch the transmission temp, if doing any grades. I also suggest electric over hydraulic brakes. If I were to tow with this, I would have a second transmission cooler added.
 
Bob ......good points on towing. My trailer had over 9400 lbs total capacity and I recently converted the brakes over to EOH. The transmission has always stayed cool. It tows fine (over 5,000 miles in a little over a year) but if you add much more weight (like twins) best to go 3/4 Ton. See you on the Mississippi......
 
Colby our C Dory 25 Al was about 1200 # which we used on the 25--A Galvanized probably would have been in the 1600# category--maybe 1800#. I should have been clearer.
 
meade":216zpxm3 said:
What is the all up weight, boat, fuel, trailer of the C-Dory 25
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Hi Bud,

When I weighed Wild Blue, it came out at 8,700 pounds. That was with some of our cruising gear (dinghy, motor, generator) in the bed of the truck. Less than 1/4 fuel - we always tried to tow with the fuel as minimal as possible, then fill up right before launching. With a 100 gallon fuel tank in the 25, you are looking at over 600 pounds of fuel - no advantage in carting that down the road.

When home in Texas, I rarely fueled above 1/2 - when out cruising, we always fueled to full. Also, when we went out, it was usually for several months at a time, so you tend to load differently than when using the boat locally.

Our 2007 CD-25 had the Decraguard interior, prior to the switch to a molded fiberglass interior - not sure which is heavier. We had been in an earlier 25 that had a lower dinette than ours - less storage under the dinette floor, but probably less weight, as well. That will also make a difference in your view out while seated, I assume. When ours was built, the factory tried for standardization, but it seemed that boats were different, depending on factory rigging vs dealer rigging. Ours had almost every option the factory offered at the time.

The factory told me the boat would weigh "6,500 pounds, all up, on the trailer." They missed that by a ton. Other 25 owners I spoke with who had boats of a similar era were all above 8,000 pounds on the trailer. Speaking of the trailer, ours came with a King Saltwater Series galvanized trailer; I was told the trailer was 2,000 pounds. That's a pretty "round" number, and I would guess it weighed more than that, but I never weighed the empty trailer.

We had a truck specialty shop set up our hitch for towing: hitch height to make sure the trailer was level, and tongue weight at approximately 800 pounds. We had to move the bow winch height to get the best balance.

When we took delivery of the boat/trailer, the trailer had surge brakes. After the first year, we converted to electric over hydraulic - should have done that right off the bat.

We wound up buying a 3/4 ton diesel pickup just for towing the boat. We picked that up a month before taking delivery of the boat - our retirement plans were for towing that boat all over. Great truck, and we were very happy with the way it handled the load of the boat (and later, a HitchHiker 5th wheel).

Tim and Mary are towing with a Tundra, and said they feel it is up to the task. I think Pat Anderson had a Titan before getting the 3500 diesel. I heard that one owner towed with a Toureg diesel. We all have a different comfort level, but be sure to check the mfg specs on the specific vehicle, and know that any weight specs you read from the boat mfg are likely way low.

Lots of decisions - get past this angst and enjoy the cruising!

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Bud, as Jim said and you know I tow with my Tundra. It is a 2008 and loaded up with the tow package that allows it to tow #10,000.
With good working brakes and good driving techniques I have never had a problem towing up here to the PNW or Lake Powell.
 
Thanks everyone for the answers.

Having towed a bunch of sailboats, I know that the mfg "displacement" figures are always very, very low.

Our Seaward 25's were supposed to be 3,800 but in reality weighed a 1,000 lbs more, w/o any of our stuff and over 6,000 with trailer etc.

EOH seem to be a good investment in safety.

It may not seem like it from the questions I've asked but I am enjoying the educational process of moving from trailer sailor boats to a C-Dory.

Jim, thanks for the tip about calling Marc. Enjoyed a long conversation with him about a variety of subjects, including Beemers. I'm sure we will take a trip down there to check things out. :mrgreen:
 
Lost Petrel":7rr9f0x5 said:
Bud, as Jim said and you know I tow with my Tundra. It is a 2008 and loaded up with the tow package that allows it to tow #10,000.
With good working brakes and good driving techniques I have never had a problem towing up here to the PNW or Lake Powell.
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Tim,

I wish my 2001 Tundra had that towing capacity.

Mine has a V 8 and is a 4X4 access cab. Towing limit, per book, is #7,100 with a total weight, truck, trailer, boat etc is limited to #11,800.
 
JamesTXSD":3icioa5a said:
meade":3icioa5a said:
Lots of decisions - get past this angst and enjoy the cruising!

Best wishes,
Jim
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Well said Jim! I think we sometimes tend to overthink some stuff and worry a little too much about 'what-ifs'. I think perhaps if I had kept all the spare parts I have carried in the past fifty years for fear of something might break, I could have built a boat. Maybe it's the helicopter pilot in me? :roll:
 
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