What would be good vehicle, car or truck or SUV, to tow 17 ft Maxum bowrider boat? Would a 6 cylinder be okay?

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Would a Lincoln Towncar(1994) pull a 17ft boat?

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As far as the towncar, check in the owners manual to see what the maximum towing capacity is and compare that to the weight of your boat. In fact no matter what you tow the boat with make sure you don't exceed that weight limit.

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truck or suv. 6 is ok. towncar no.

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Most any vehicle will do the job..EXCEPT...here are criteria to study. Make sure the vehicle weighs more than the boat !! You don't want the tail to wag the dog so to speak. The type of vehicle is your choice. If you are also camping then you want a vehicle with plenty of storage for your gear too. I used to pull my 16' ski boat with a 71 chevyvan inline 6 cyl and it worked great ! And yes your towncar is fine if that what you want to use. It is power-full enough..and may have all the space for people and gear you may need. After all we used to call those things land yachts anyway....wonder why? Have fun...That's a nice boat..my buddy had one.

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Hi, usally any vehicle will tow a small boat, 6 cly engines do a great job but check the towing capacity of the vehicle doing the towing. some small 6's do not tow well. your lincoln town car would pull this boat with no problems

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Ok, almost any vehicle will tow a boat wether it has a straight 6, V6, or a V8. BUT, also any small cars with front wheel drive will not really be able to handle this task. As for as towing a boat, you want avehicle with enough weight in the rear/bed of the truck to help with traction on inclines. I've seen a full size truck with the 350 V8 engine spin the tires trying to pull out their 18 - 20 ft cuddy cabin cruiser on a slight slope. Also make sure your vehicle has the tow package,this will help with pretty much all trailers and or boats of a;most any size and weight.Oh, by the way the towncar would tow this boat with no problem.Cousin has a 20ft Skeeter Bass Boat with 250 Mercury O/B. Hope this helps you out. He's towed this boat many times with it.

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Yea, you'll have no problem, I tow my 15' Whaler with a small front wheel drive car (actually had two) a Chevy celebrity 2.8 V6) and now a Pont. Grand Am ( 3.1 V6), ANY car can tow ANY boat, what separates the men from the boys, is when you go to pull the boat out, a 4 "banger" is not going to pull a 31' Bertram up the ramp but, it will pull it along the road, your set up sounds O.K, bring chocks for the wheels at the ramp, disconnect trailer wires before you dip the trailer in, it's a good idea to let the trailer wheel bearing cool down before you dip the trailer, rinse with fresh water when done.
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