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AlexJ
 Post subject: Tow Weight
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:44 pm 
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What is the combined weight of a funship 224 and trailer for towing purposes?

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What year?

On the Four Winns website if you click on customer service you can find old brochures and "Fast Facts" that will give you boat and trailer weight.

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2003. Vehicle rated for 5000lbs.

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Got it thanks. It's 400 pounds overweight.

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One of the reasons we bought a 230/240 instead of a 214/224 was that we could get a bit more length with the same tow limitations. Funships are heavy.

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I have a Honda Pilot and it does well with the Horizon. I might be at the limit or beyond if I go with a 224. I think a 214 would work.

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If memory serves, I'm pretty sure that the 214 and the 224 are actually the same boat - I believe they started including the length of the swim step and renamed it to a 224....

You can check the specs to verify...

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230 Mike
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EvilZ wrote:
If memory serves, I'm pretty sure that the 214 and the 224 are actually the same boat - I believe they started including the length of the swim step and renamed it to a 224....

You can check the specs to verify...


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Four Winns 214
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AlexJ wrote:
What is the combined weight of a funship 224 and trailer for towing purposes?

I had my 214 weighed a few years ago. With 1/2 tank of fuel and no water, it weighed 5,950 pounds.
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AlexJ
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I guess it's too much weight. Had my heart set on it for next year.

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AlexJ wrote:
I guess it's too much weight. Had my heart set on it for next year.

The Funship 214/224 is too heavy for a Honda Pilot to safely tow. We own both. And tow with a Chevy Silverado.
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Looks like the funship 204 would be able to tow well with the Honda pilot. I'll look into this model.

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I just now located the tow ratings sticker on my honda pilot. It was on the drivers side below a panel. The max tow is 5825 lbs. It's 800lbs more than I thought. The Honda is a 2016 AWD. I think I have some wiggle room for a 214.

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