


Only kidding. Lighten up.
Ray
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Ditto. Besides, Ray, you know I’m also a ‘car guy’ so discussion about the virtues of different tow beasts is very much up my alley. Particularly as I’m about to embark on the purchase of a new one.Starscream wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:43 amI love listening to other owners' opinions of their vehicles, and of others.
Reminds me of the Balboa 26 brochure. 3600 lb boat plus 1000 lb trailer (plus whatever stuff is in the boat), towed by a large sedan. Bigger than a Taurus, but still - a sedan.
Chevy Blazers, Ford Broncos, and Jeep Wagoneers were around, as well as the pickup trucks. I had an early 70's Jeep J2000 pickup (Gladiator with some chrome), with a Kaiser 327 V-8 engine and three on the tree, which I towed snowmobiles to Vermont and back with. Basically the same vehicle as the Wagoneer. It wouldn't move in snow if 4WD wasn't engaged, though the boff-oh oversized tires were a big cause. First thing I did was replace them with aggressive old-school 7.5x16 "snow tires" on standard Jeep wheels, which was a huge improvement in snow. That was the era of lock-out hubs and super simple transfer cases with a manual lever or two.NiceAft wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:05 pmRemembering back to the seventies, weren't those mechanics the standard then. Other than a pick up truck, what was available. I just don't remember what was available for those who wanted a tow vehicle. An El Camino? a Ranchero? I just don't think the average guy pulling a trailer thought they had inferior breaks, or shocks.
Looks like an A23 on the right, which had a specific port shape. Not sure about on the left - maybe an A21, based on the swooping raised coaming at the front of the cockpit.