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John L
I am about to purchase a 1982 Catalina 22. My current vehicle is a 1986 Jeep Cherokee Pickup Truck. The truck has a 6 cylinder, 2.8 liter engine with a manual 5 speed transmission. The hitch I'm having installed is rated for 5000 lbs and the Cat with trailer weighs in at about 3000 so the hitch strength is no problem.My annual hauling of the boat will be a 50 mile trip to put it in the lake and a second trip to bring it home at the end of the season. I'm not too concerned about that.If I buy the boat, however, I must trailer it 600 miles from NY state to Northern Maine. I'm wondering if anyone out there has used a similar vehicle to tow their Cat 22 and am I worrying for nothing or should I not attempt this trip with this size engine.The vehicle is in excellent mechanical shape, has new brakes, tires, etc. I'm just wondering about the strength of the 2.8 liter engine up hills, etc. I've heard the boat is a "friendly" boat to trailer. Can anyone help?????????