| Sparty |
Purchased the MDX with the towing package to haul the new boat.
Picked up boat, drove it to my favorite golf course and joined as a member - all within 24 hours.
All I need now is a mistress...................:eek:
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| ByeByeChrysler |
Very Nice, Congrats.
Is that your house or the Club house?:cool: |
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| carguy1234 |
| Nice looking rig, but it would look even better with a Gopher on the back instead of a Spartan! :D |
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| hammermdx |
| Congrats and welcome to the family!!!:7: |
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| phins2rt |
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Originally posted by carguy1234
it would look even better with a Gopher on the back instead of a Spartan! :D
Or better yet, one of these: |
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| krblgc |
| how heavy is the boat? it kinda look like that the rear side of the MDX is very low and the wheels are kind of weird in its position [it might be a picture issue]. |
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| dj-mdx2 |
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Originally posted by krblgc
how heavy is the boat? it kinda look like that the rear side of the MDX is very low and the wheels are kind of weird in its position [it might be a picture issue].
You're right, the rear wheel looks like it's almost touching the well. That looks like a heavy boat. |
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| Pierre |
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Originally posted by Sparty
All I need now is a mistress...................:eek:
And lose the boat, the house, the membership, etc...... |
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| dj-mdx2 |
At least he'll still have the X! ;)
Or two X's, counting the X-wife :2: |
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| NBP_MDX |
| Nice boat :). The rear suspension needs a little work though :eek: |
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| Sparty |
The boat itself weighs 2900 lbs without the trailer. It did weigh down the back but not as severe as the picture looks. I didn't have anything additional in the boat or in the cargo department of the MDX. Towed it 200 miles without problems. Didn't feel it was "bottoming out" at any time.
What would be the best way to solve this issue - better shocks or better springs? |
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| Echo2625 |
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Originally posted by Sparty
The boat itself weighs 2900 lbs without the trailer. It did weigh down the back but not as severe as the picture looks. I didn't have anything additional in the boat or in the cargo department of the MDX. Towed it 200 miles without problems. Didn't feel it was "bottoming out" at any time.
What would be the best way to solve this issue - better shocks or better springs?
A better towing vehicle would be your best bet. You are towing a big boat with what is basically a slightly beefed up Honda Odyssey.
Good luck with your tranny and under carriage! |
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| laborlitigator |
| Nice boat man! |
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| Sinecure |
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Originally posted by Sparty
The boat itself weighs 2900 lbs without the trailer. It did weigh down the back but not as severe as the picture looks. I didn't have anything additional in the boat or in the cargo department of the MDX. Towed it 200 miles without problems. Didn't feel it was "bottoming out" at any time.
What would be the best way to solve this issue - better shocks or better springs?
Shocks/Springs might make a difference. Also, if you can adjust where the boat sits on the trailer, it might resolve the issue. It appears that maybe the boat is loaded more to the front of the trailer than necessary. It should be roughly 60% of the weight forward, 40% back. Too much back and the trailer will fishtail when driving, too much forward and you'll overload the tongue weight of the hitch.
M Go Blue! |
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| EXCALIBUR |
Sinecure,
Good points. That trailer has only one axle supporting that heavy (although very cool) boat. Perhaps a trailer with two axles would better support its weight and give some relief to the MDX trailer hitch and suspension. |
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| Mr. Mom |
| Is the engine in the middle of the boat or is it a v-drive? |
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| Sparty |
It's a direct drive (in the middle). There is no way to move the boat on the trailer. Supposedly this is the proper trailer for it.
Paid over $700 for a towing package - it better be able to haul it around once or twice a year. |
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| ardvarkus |
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Originally posted by Sparty
It's a direct drive (in the middle). There is no way to move the boat on the trailer. Supposedly this is the proper trailer for it.
Paid over $700 for a towing package - it better be able to haul it around once or twice a year.
What's the tongue weight? Just make sure it is within the specs for the X. If not it is the wrong trailer!
I assume the trailer has electric brakes, right?
Weighting the back causes the front to come up, reducing the front braking and steering and just making a nasty mess if things go a bit wrong. balancing the load on the trailer is THE way to go- forget about springs, etc for the X. My recollection is that 500-700 lbs is the max... (doesn't the sticker say?)
To measure the tongue weight do this:
take a 2x6 that is 6 feet long. Place one end on a bathroom scale on top of a piece of wood at the very end of the board. Take the other end of the board and put it on a block sitting on the ground. Position all this such that the tongue (or jack at the tongue) sits on the 2x6 at 18" from the ground end. Jack it up. once the tonge is supported by the jack, read the scale. multiply by 4.
6 foot is 18" times 4. This takes te tongue weight and divides by 4 so you can measure with a scale.
This assumes your bathroom scale can't measure 800 lbs!
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PS Congrats on the crisis... mine resulted in a BMW M5 in the garage... :) |
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| Sparty |
How about filling the tank with gas before towing? I drove with it empty thinking it would reduce the weight, but since the gas tank is behind the axle of the trailer - it might help balance it out more and take weight off of the tongue.
I really didn't experience any troubles towing it. Most of the time I almost forgot it was there while on the highway. There are electric brakes on the trailer. I had to add an adapter to make it a 5 prong unit in stead of the 4 prong unit that was installed by the dealership.
Thanks to all for the nice comments and opinions, except for that one wolverine fan:D |
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| BlueStreak |
Sparty,
I tow a Supra competition ski on a single axle Ohlahoma trailer and my X doesn't drop this much in the rear. I'd weigh the tongue weight to see what you have compared to overall trailer/boat weight. I don't recall the % of overall weight that should be on the tongue, but I'm sure this could be easily researched and computed. Then see if you can adjust bunks and bow stop to re-position the boat on the trailer to transfer some weight off the toungue. You say there is no way to move the boat on the trailer, but I have some 12" where I can move mine. Suggest you also talk to the dealer again re: this. You want a safey balanced rig for many reasons.
Good luck and enjoy the toys. |
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| Jin_Chris |
Sparty,
Welcome aboard and "congratulations"!!!
BTW, which part of michigan are you going to do "boatinig"?. I often go to St. Clair Shore area to hop in my uncle's boat (sailing around in Great Lakes...). I may see your whity X (and your boat) if you are boating near by that area...
Again, it is nice to have you in this forum. Enjoy! |
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| allanbiats |
I believe the recommendation is that the tongue weight should be between 5 and 10% of the total weight of the boat and trailer, and its a different ratio if you're towing a trailer that isn't a boat, due to the reduced aerodynamics.
hth |
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| BWSmith201 |
I never tow anything, so any advice from me on the technical side of this thread would be utterly useless...
But I wanna say... Nice boat, my man! :4:
Not a bad clubhouse, either! Be sure to let us know about that mistress, too... ;)
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