TOWING
Hi Toni, A few years ago at our marina at Lake Jacomo I watched a couple pull a 27 foot sailboat up the ramp with a Dodge Omni! I don't remember what kind of boat it was but it was a pig. Having owned an Omni in the past, I had to ask them about it. Their car had a 2.2 liter engine and they had been using it to launch and retrieve their boat which they kept in dry-sail for a few years. They told me they never had any problems and that the key is to put the transmission into low 1 and take it very slow. Our ramp is also much steeper than most. You probably won't have any trouble doing this once or twice, but I would'nt risk tearing up your car. If you dry-sail and must launch every time you sail, consider buying an old beat-up pickup truck just for that purpose. If you can keep your boat in a slip or on a mooring, just do what a lot of people at our lake do. Rent a small U-Haul or Ryder type mooving van. You only have to rent it twice a year. These usually rent for about $20 a day and are plenty capable of pulling your boat safely. I think the extra cost of a mooring or slip will pay for itself in eliminating the hassel (and possible costly damage to your car) of having to launch every time. Good luck. Shawn
