Re: buying a seacraft
I used to pull my '74 Tsunami with a '96 Grand Cherokee with a 4.0 inline 6, with no problems. While my Jeep was 4WD, I never had to use that to pull the Tsunami up any ramp. My '95 Cherokee had the factory (NOT Dealer) tow package, and was rated to pull 10,000 lbs.
For the record, because I actually weighed it once at he local quarry, my 23' Tsunami and tandem galvanized trailer, with full 110 gallons of fuel, and 300-400 lbs of camping gear, and fishing equipment, etc., tipped the scales at 6085 lbs.
The most dangerous part wasn't pulling the boat, it was stopping it. Even with factory 4 wheel anti-lock with only a two-ton tow vehicle, I had to be very careful about following distance, and planned braking distance.
The most important system on any vehicle isn't the drive system, it's the braking system.
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Fr. Frank says:
Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat!
Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury
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