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    I'm still thinking 10-20 buckets of water into the hull before a deep crossing so she doesn't float.
    Anyone tried that??
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    How deep do you anticipate the crossings?

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    Depending on the width of the crossing, how about take the boat over first then follow with the trol n trailer ????????

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    Quote Originally Posted by wojtech View Post
    I'm still thinking 10-20 buckets of water into the hull before a deep crossing so she doesn't float.
    Anyone tried that??
    10 or 20 bucket of water will make very little difference mate sorry. At best that works out to be 100lt to 200lts of water (200kgs) and the trailer that it it fastened too will be twice that.

    Your bow wave will create a depression behind you and likely relieve the perceived problem. Soldier on.

    If the boat floats then its Bonnet height anyway and you need to be going a bit quicker to create a bigger bow wave, you have a Bra on and you know its a big deal. You are in Low Range 2nd and driving for real! It may also see you launch the boat as suggested above.

    Allot of modern designed boats (bar crusher for instance) take on water at rest by design to sit lower int eh water for ballast then dump it on take off but they still float. making it Not float would be very very difficult.

    The Bow Wave and rear Depression will be the key to a successful crossing with a large boat in tow.

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    at the end of the day about the time your boat starts to float so will your car mate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle View Post
    Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
    The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
    WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD View Post
    at the end of the day about the time your boat starts to float so will your car mate.
    At which point you'll be pleased you towed a boat across to hop into. LOL


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    well if it is a wide crossing and you checked the depth all the way, then in doubt you may trie to tie the boat upside down ?!

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    So, I had a particular slideshow in mind. I did find this in the meantime.

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    Last edited by MudRunnerTD; 18th June 2013 at 11:44 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle View Post
    Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
    The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
    WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.

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