Kev is that because you use all the fuel to keep it circulating. Monday when i was on the island i thought i saw a sutphen. May have been quin. Looked to have a different paint job. Boat is much quieter kev. I got pulled over going home monday on land and was given a hard time about not having a class A license Commercial or non commercial. He just wanted a class A license. does anyone here have a class A in the area.

Dave

By the way i only got a fine for no trailer inspection.

Class A? How big was your rig? Pa Troopers? Where where you pulled over? Trailer inspection? Man they must have been told to start bringin in the fine dollars. What a target we make I guess everyone thinks we're rich? Guess we all have to go to school and get a class A licence now? WTF!

Dave,
Where did you get stopped? What is the registration weight on your trailer? I thought that the class A was only required if you were over 10,000 lbs of trailer weight.

I saw that Sutphen out on mem. day too. not sure if it was quins boat or not. i saw it from a distance adn couldnt see the driver.

here is class A from DMV..... does this example below mean that if your trailer is capable of towing 15,500 lbs (boat your not actually that heavy), that you need a class A ??? say your trailer is overrated for your boat (like mine is), or you are towing an empty trailer ? are they just going by whats printed on the trailers' owners card ??

CLASS A (minimum age 18): Required to operate any combination of vehicles with a gross weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, where the vehicle(s) being towed is/are in excess of 10,000 pounds. Example: Recreational Vehicle, when the towing vehicle is rated at 11,000 pounds and the vehicle towed is rated at 15,500 pounds (total combination weight of 26,500 pounds).

Mark you are right. Any vehicle towing a trailer rated over 10000 needs the class A even if you are under the 26001 mark.

If they want they can weigh you And that could open more crap. If you are over the 10000 pounds and dont have a class A. The cop said he could take me out of service now, take me to a weigh station, but said he would most likely give me a fine for not haveing the trailer inspected. He sent me on my way and i got the fine in a few days.

My trailer is registered for 15000 pounds. If you are registered for 10000 you would be ok. I have to have it weighed to lower the rating to 10000, I tried to reregister it during the week ,it is just so much bull . I have been researching it all week. Ill get it all fixed eventually.

I was at 413 and new falls road. Bristol twsp

In the CDL manual it says recreational vehicles exempt, But when i call the state that is for campers only. I dont know if non commercial is the same way. I really did not know there was non commercial ratings like that. I thought it always went to CDL
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The biggest problem is now if this cop sees me again soon will he pick me out again and i will get nailed. Im not hard to miss.

Also I wonder if he was looking for a DUI , with boating and everything. Lucky i was not drinking. Even a little could have been bad.

The cop pulled me over for the reason i was pulling the boat with a half ton truck, so dont worry to much fireboat.

Not too worried. So he was a local yocal from Bristol Twp. My Fire ID usually helps a little and my rig looks pretty legit so your right, stop towing with a 1/2 ton truck. That sticks out! He might have thought you stole the boat and trailer? See you out there, flag me down. Waiting for my props to come back. Sent them to Murphy's, I hear they're pretty good and fast?

We're still on for the weekend of the 25th of June for a Chesepeke trip, anyone interested?

ill be heading down to Chesapeake inn on friday night staying over night then to jellyfish joels on Saturday!
TRAILERING DOWN TO DELAWARE CITY RAMP