I'm thinking your weight on the Outlaw is a little light. A mid 90's 24' Outlaw weighs in at around 4500lbs plus fuel and any equipment and toys. An aluminum trailer weighs about 850lbs, and a steel trailer is around 1300lbs.
Hope that helps.
If it has a 5000 lb capacity then you need a bigger truck. I had a 24 Outlaw on an Eagle steel trailer. It was around 5400 with gear and 90 gals of fuel. A truck with around 7500 capacity is more waht you need to be safe.
Remember it's not about how much/how fast it will pull, it's about whether or not you can stop all that weight.
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I can't disagree with printed specs, I was going by a 24 outlaw that I saw hanging from a crane using a certified scale. Since it was after a race I assumed it should have been light on fuel.
Regardless, Bigwavz is right on. You're gonna need a bigger truck. Since you are looking at an SUV, something else to consider besides braking capacity is wheelbase. A longer Suburban or Excursion will always pull better than a shorter Trailblazer or Explorer. Especially in the hills and curves such as the Ozarks.
Good luck to ya.
A 24 Outlaw can be pulled by almost any vehicle!!!
You could pull that with a Safari Mini Van with a 4.2L V6... or an Explorer, with a V6, or a Trailblazer with the I6, or an S10 Pickup with a 4.3L or bigger, or a Jeep Cherokee Sport with a 4.0 I6...
That's a small boat, and can be pulled with almost any SUV, braking shouldn't be a big issue with a boat of that size, as long as it has brakes (I know that sounds like a dumb statement, but you would be surprised how many people are towing 30 foot boats with no trailer brakes).
The key, is to drive slower and more cautiously. The limitation, I would say, is that you can't tow that boat across the country and expect it to last with the smaller SUV or van.
You see, boaters are usually towing thier boat a maximum of 30 miles. If you were buying a camper, I would suggest otherwise. Campers are usually towed an average of 400 miles. That's the difference. Towing causes heat in your drivetrain parts, and long tows cause excessive heat.
In summary, it depends on each case individually. But to say that an SUV with a 5000 lb towing capacity can't tow, or shouldn't tow, a 24 Outlaw is misleading. There's more to towing than the rating on the sticker.
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