I have an 03 Navigator, and i use it to put my 29 twin in at my neighborhood ramp ( about 1/4 mile each way from my garage). it does great for that. I would not even dream of taking it out on the road with it however. I would not tow any boat larger than 27 single with 1/2 ton suv. IMHO as a mechanic the 1/2 ton suv breaks barely suffice for day to day driving and are not suited for towing a lawn mower. just my $.02.

I just bought a 99 32 this year. I had a yukon that I towed with at the start of the season but just upgraded to a 06 2500hd GMC 6.0. This truck does a great job! I will be headed to cumberland next week and i'm looking forward to the trip down knowing that i have a safer truck to tow with.

Also if you are upgrading your boat I would look into a 32 being that it is still a easy boat to handle at the dock and ramp but gives you the room that you need to stay on. It also is no slouch when it come to performance with a pair of 502's. They also handle the water well for a 32' boat and are a stable platform to learn on. I've run alot of high performance boats over the years and this boat has not disappointed me at all!

Obviously you guys haven't seen the Toyota commercial, if it can pull the space shuttle a 10K pound boat should be no problem. lol

I cant tell you how many times I have had friends look shocked when I tell them I tow my boat with a Gas powered dually. They act as if you can only tow trailers with diesels.

Many people forget, that these new powerhouse turbo diesels only been around about 10 years or so. Don't get me wrong, they have amazing power. But, Back in the 80', and 90's, they did in fact make large offshore boats. In the mid 90's, if you were getting a New Top Gun, 42 Fountain, 38 Sonic, etc, chances are, your best bet was a big block gas dually. The diesels were absolute turds back then. They only came into the picture from a fuel economy standpoint. Loud, stinky, and power output sucked.

I guess what I am saying is this. Rather than try to budget in a "NEW'' tow vehicle that's borderline capable of towing your boat, why not get a older cheaper truck that is capable, and then get a daily driver. My dually is there when I wanna go boating, or have to haul something. Other than that, I drive my sedan or Grand Cherokee.

I tow a 29 single with a 2011 f150 5.0 373. Tows the boat effortlessly on a dual axle trailer. Also I have no brake controller. Still tows ust fine. If you get a half ton truck with max tow, they have come a long way last five years. All of the big three are rated for around 11k lbs. That's not to shabby.

My 32' Fountain SFC weighs 8,600 with a half tank of gas, boat sits on a Loadmaster steel trailer. Everything is pulled with a dodge Ram V-10. Although towing power and truck load is important the braking capability of the trailer is most important to me.
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Add airbags to the rear and tow what you want . As long as you have good electric
brakes and use common sense you are fine.

My truck is also my daily driver. I wouldn't mind an ECO and really didn't want to switch to a dually diesel. They were giving the '12 Sierras SLT2 away last year. About $7k less for me personlly than a Lariat or King Ranch with rebates and better interest rate from GMS Financial.. I don't know what some of you guys are saying because there is some conflicting comments on here but I do appreciate all of the info and feedback.

I can tell you without a doubt my '12 GMC 1500 with 24in wheels and tires will drag and stop this 23ft Crownline 85mph back and forth to Cumberland like its not even there (at 9mpg lol). I figured I could get a 32ft done with the new Cadi 6.2 because I seen a ton of the down at Jamestown. I really like the Denali and Escalade lines because of business purposes. I dry dock my boat during the week on the river and if I go to the lake I just stop and get it. I only run down there 5-8 times a year. So for the other 46weeks I like to ride in style.

With new technology I was hoping to get to 32ft+ with an Escalade but it really sounds like I am capped at 27 or 32 with a 6.2L gas truck correct? Aluminum trailer obviously?

32feet and trailer is going to put you well over the mark for the 6.2 in the escalade. 27 would be close but probably doable. But pretty simple look at the factory rating which I think we said was 8100 on the cadi, which boat and trailer on a 32 are going to hover close to 10 grand in weight. Will it do it sure, if it were me and I was talking running down the street I would do it, but if I had to haul on the highway I would not be towing with something that is 2000lbs over the rating. If you could find a single 29, that might work, but still going to run around 9 grand with trailer.

The chevy line can tow 11,200 in crew cab and so can the eco, get the LTZ model or the Platinum in the eco, plenty of style and comfort, and you could tow a 32foot boat all day long.

You can get all kinds of opinions what tows the best and what not. But look at the ratings of the tow vehicle and look at the weights of the boat, then add roughly 2500lbs for a trailer. Then pick what you can afford and are comfortable with, legal is also important. I know guys will say insurance this and that and theyll hammer you, never seen it myself, but I would hate to wad up a 60k truck and 60k boat along with somebody elses vehicle or kill somebody and have them find out my truck was 2-3 grand over its limits.

my 29 with twins weighs 7 grand dry, add 300-400 for the 32. Fuels oils and liquids, say half tank of fuel at roughly 400lbs, your talking probably 8 grand out the door for a 32, plus 2-2500 for the trailer, 35 foot fountain add least another 400 on top of that, and so on. So you should be able to make your own decision what you need to do, but I think the conensus is an escalde and towing something over 30ft is a no go.

I have a 94 32' Fever it sits on a Loadmaster triple axle aluminum trailer. I pull it with a 05 Crew Cab 2500 GMC Duramax. It pulls it like it is not even back there. Gets 14mpg if I keep it under 80. lol. I have had several 2500 and 1500HD GM trucks with the 6.0 gas motor in them. Most of them have been set up for towing too. Cold air kits, exhaust, custom tunes, etc.. the LS based motors have tons of power and will do the job but nothing will do it like a late model diesel in a truck with bigger brakes and better suspension. Buy a Denali 2500 diesel used with low miles and rock on. I have pulled my old Baja 272 with a buddies Denali SUV it did not like it. Just my 2 cents.