Andrew P
Well-Known Member
Hey Folks,
We just added a 1983 Island Gypsy 32 displacement (15000lb) trawler to the family fleet and I'm hoping that it can tow my fishing boat (Dawn Patrol, 18.5' Liquid Metal hard top, 3800lb loaded) along on the adventures. It cruiser at a very relaxed 7kn with a 120hp ford lehman diesel. The plan would be to work our way up the inside waters from Victoria to the Broughtons and back over the spring/summer in stages and have the Dawn Patrol to rip to and from the cruiser and Vic. Leg one would be Vic to Pender Harbour at Easter where the boat can live on my folks dock until we hit the next leg up the coast.
Any advise on towing rigs, safety...feasability, etc would be appreciated. Doable? Crazy?
Thanks in Advance,
Andrew
We just added a 1983 Island Gypsy 32 displacement (15000lb) trawler to the family fleet and I'm hoping that it can tow my fishing boat (Dawn Patrol, 18.5' Liquid Metal hard top, 3800lb loaded) along on the adventures. It cruiser at a very relaxed 7kn with a 120hp ford lehman diesel. The plan would be to work our way up the inside waters from Victoria to the Broughtons and back over the spring/summer in stages and have the Dawn Patrol to rip to and from the cruiser and Vic. Leg one would be Vic to Pender Harbour at Easter where the boat can live on my folks dock until we hit the next leg up the coast.
Any advise on towing rigs, safety...feasability, etc would be appreciated. Doable? Crazy?
Thanks in Advance,
Andrew
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