It was owned by an older Orthopedic surgeon here in Houston that I actualy know. He only had 67 hours on the engines and had it maintained by one of the marinas in Austin year round. The cabin was never used and stil smells like fresh glass.

Sounds like your tongue weight is very light if you can't pull that boat up the ramp in 2WD. Any way to adjust your tongue weight? Gotta ride like crap down the highway if it's that light on the tongue.k. Unless your trying to pull it up a dirt/junk ramp.

I've never owned a 4 WD and not once on any ramp have I needed any additional weight in the bed to pull our our 28. I aim for 8-10% tongue weight.

is there a better ramp to use?? I have a 4X4 and never use it around Chicago. (only in the winter for the sleds) The marinas that I use are so good that I never even need 4X4....just a thought......BZ

Coastal waters produce wet slimy algae covered crappy ramps twice a day. I agree that a better ramp may help, but 4x4 is PRICELESS when you are slipping down a ramp backwards with no help in sight.

Im ridin around with 1000# sack crete in the bed of my 2wd diesel pickup. I just moved up to a 31' with 7500# dry weight. Embarrased myself the first time out on the ramp. my cummins pulls the sh!t out of it down the road, i just kick my self for not shellin out an extra $ 2500 for the 4x4 18 months ago. its gonna cost me several grand to trade for a 4x4 now.

Save your money and get your tongue weight correct first. You'd be surprised. I don't slip a bit with my 2WD wet or dry. Only one ramp I've used have I had to have the Mrs back up a bit and start over. That was Jamestown at Cumberland. Wet and straight up and she tried gunning it right away not letting the limited slip catch!

ZP'd whats the weight on your boat. Im still trying to get the tongue weight right on mine . I may not have the right trailer.

Sydwayz hope you don't mind but I think I am stealing that as a sig

I'm in the 7500 - 7800 range with gear, perhaps a bit more.
Can't shift my tongue wieght on this trailer without getting out the torch. I tried the 2 bathroom scale trick to get the actual tongue weight. Not sure how accurate it was but I was in the neighborhood of 775# according to that method - if memory serves me correctly.

is your truck a posi???........most (if not all) of the 2wd trucks Ive seen struggling at the ramp only have one wheel spinning.......Ive often wondered how well a true posi 2wd truck would do......heck they even got air shiftable lockers out now

btw......my 4x4 Sub has no posi in the back........and any time it spun on a slippery ramp and I had to switch to 4wd only one wheel was spinning.

last year I had to replace a front wheel bearing assy on the right front.......$700!.......makes me wonder if a properly done 2wd set up would work.......either that or a straight axle, where you do a front wheel u joint change for like $45