tsmitherman
Newbie
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2015
- Messages
- 3
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Genesis (formerly Dusty Weather)
- Vessel Make
- 1969 Willard 36 Pilothouse Trawler
My 36' Willard Aft-pilothouse is currently docked in Demopolis, AL on the Tenn-Tom Waterway. I am planning two trips in the near future that will cover 2-3 months each, one to East Tennessee and one to the Gulf Shores, AL area. The only open water I'll be traveling on will be across Mobile Bay, and I can arrange my schedule to make that crossing on a calm day.
Would I be crazy to consider towing my 19' Center Console fishing boat on these trips?
I know that it might be be a little trouble maneuvering through locks and such, but it would be great to have the CC with us, and it would be much more useful than a small dinghy with oars.
As a note, the previous owner of the Willard routinely towed a 13' Boston Whaler from S. Florida to the Bahamas and back. Of course the Whaler was probably about 1/2 the weight of my CC.
I would really like to hear from anyone who has towed a larger boat on the inland river system.
Tom
Would I be crazy to consider towing my 19' Center Console fishing boat on these trips?
I know that it might be be a little trouble maneuvering through locks and such, but it would be great to have the CC with us, and it would be much more useful than a small dinghy with oars.
As a note, the previous owner of the Willard routinely towed a 13' Boston Whaler from S. Florida to the Bahamas and back. Of course the Whaler was probably about 1/2 the weight of my CC.
I would really like to hear from anyone who has towed a larger boat on the inland river system.
Tom