The Beast that was for sale years ago out of Chicago maybe?

Yep, that is the one.

Hard to believe what they used as Tow Rigs back in the day. Wasn't it Bobby that posted a pic of Cig behind a Caddy?

Now we flame on a guy w a F150 :lolhit: of course that Blazer had a Much better frame under it.

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Towing that boat with my Blazer was the second stupidest thing I ever did. Blazer had plenty of power (I had swapped in a 454) but zero stability.
We lost control of it and wound up with the boat & trailer on it's side in the grassy median near Bowling Green just before sunrise. The "we" consisted of myself and Jim Gaffrig (rip).

TG I was compulsive when it came to strapping it down with 2 ratchet straps on each corner in the back and 4 on the nose. Boat did not move a single inch on the trailer with zero damage.

Thanks to our MacGyver skills and some amazing wonderful people in Bowling Green we managed to get back on the road before the end of the day.

ps - that was the last time I towed with the Blazer.

That trailer had to weigh 5 -6 thousand plus. What was the deal back in the day with trailers having transversal bunks rather than longitudinal bunks ?

Back in 86 I rebuilt a 85 Sr302 Kaama boat for a guy who sunk it up on the beach . I got it done so we could meet up at a poker run that was at the big resort in Islamorada.

That heavy pig sat on tall bunks on the aluminum i-beam trailer so it could be fork lifted off. To top it all off his tow vehicle was a lifted New Bronco with 38s.

He had very little towing experience so he had me drive. We took 41 down from Naples to the Keys and I held on for dear life every time a semi blew by us from the opposite direction.

And the #1 stupidest thing you ever did ?


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Still one of the best looking wide bodies out there. Loved the red deck and clean look.

My buddy Steve Lucky Strike.......monster trailers with the Subburb towing


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Was that cradle wood ?

Tommy Im not sure but looks like steel to me, Steve has past so I cant ask.....RIP

I agree probably steel. Trailer weighed as much as the boat.
Rip Lucky Strike