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Title: Who else does this ?
Post by: eagle19952 on March 01, 2015, 05:02:46 PM
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Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: gumpy on March 01, 2015, 05:16:16 PM
I want to watch him back that thing in the water and float that boat off!  :D
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: eagle19952 on March 01, 2015, 05:34:10 PM
Quote from: gumpy on March 01, 2015, 05:16:16 PM
I want to watch him back that thing in the water and float that boat off!  :D

my thoughts exactly... while his wife nags the women chant....i told you so ...  :o
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: Jim Eh. on March 01, 2015, 07:58:00 PM
Hmmmm, wonder what coming out from a tree line with a 25 MPH crosswind would feel like.
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: oltrunt on March 02, 2015, 11:27:00 AM
If you've got it--flaunt it!  Ha, Ha  Jack
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: Bensmc9 on March 02, 2015, 09:57:12 PM
http://youtu.be/MYCyEq3NE-0


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Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: krcevs on March 03, 2015, 06:26:24 AM
We in the fire service call that "job security!"
Just because you can doesn't always mean you should.

Ken
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: HB of CJ on March 03, 2015, 03:10:16 PM
Darwin in action?  HB
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: krcevs on March 03, 2015, 04:39:36 PM
The problem is that they take someone else out of the gene pool, not themselves.

Ken
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: Charles in SC on March 03, 2015, 07:13:47 PM
Well you see that is just the thing when you are in a dry gulch and a rain surge comes in.
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: gumpy on March 03, 2015, 07:34:59 PM
Quote from: Bensmc9 on March 02, 2015, 09:57:12 PM
http://youtu.be/MYCyEq3NE-0 (http://youtu.be/MYCyEq3NE-0)


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Holy crap. Initially I thought it was just an odd sort of thing. After watching that, I'm really scared for that whole contraption!

Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: Jeremy on March 04, 2015, 02:27:48 AM
I just started Googling for a suitable double-towing photo to show how you can do this more safely in countries where the laws are different...

But then I found the picture below showing what is apparently called a 'Smart Trailer' which is technically a vehicle extension rather than a trailer - not sure how it gets round corners but presume the wheels themselves must pivot or something - anyway, the comment posted with the photo is interesting, and maybe someone should tell the guy with the pontoon boat about these things

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Trailer devices such as the Smart Trailer that was linked to are not considered trailers by most States. They are called "Load Carrying Vehicle Extensions" and are considered part of whatever they are connected to. I have been towing one like the Smart Trailer I built for 8 years in Washington State where double towing is not allowed and have never been questioned.
Title: Re: Who else does this ?
Post by: jetart on March 04, 2015, 09:11:56 AM
Pretty clever as you need to be 65 feet or under in some states (like CA).  You can either go up (to 13'-6"), buy the permit, or stay home.  That set-up actually looks far more stable than any pontoon trailer that I've ever seen rolling down the road.  Around here, the pontoon trailer wheels are always inside the pontoons so the wheels are maybe only a couple feet apart.  They get really tippy when they go around corners or in strong cross winds.
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