boatman37
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- Jun 6, 2015
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- Boat Info
- 2006 Crownline 250CR. 5.7 Merc BIII
Previous: 1986 Sea Ray 250 Sundancer. 260 Merc Alpha 1 Gen 1
- Engines
- 5.7 Merc BIII
Looking at buying a bigger boat and know that towing will be a concern. I primarily only tow a couple of times a year in and out but may make the occasional trip to Erie or something with the next boat. My question is about how wide can I go? I know I will need permits for anything I will be buying as the smallest I am looking at is 28' (about 9.5' beam). Is there a difference between towing a 9.5' beam and a 10.5' beam? or even 11'? Right now I'm thinking of staying at 28-29' due to towing restrictions but if there is no difference in the regulations up to 11' then that opens the doors a little wider for me. Again. my towing will be minimal but don't want to get into an 11'er only to find I need a pilot vehicle, etc. If that is the case then I will be sure to stay under that threshold. I also know that my current truck won't tow any of those but that is another discussion. I tried searching but anything I found seemed pretty vague and figured there must be a couple of fellow Pennsylvanians on here that are familiar with it.