[OspreyVic]

Moretodaythanyesterday, you are 100% correct on U-Haul.

When we started figuring out how we were going to get our son and all of his “stuff” to Florida State in Tallahassee this summer, we went to U-Haul. We started looking at a trailer but when we asked questions we were told that corporate policy forbid them to have an Explorer tow one of their trailers, regardless of the trailer size.

We ended up with a truck, and then they did not have the small size we wanted so we were upgraded to a larger truck for no additional cost. We ended up much happier with the bigger truck.

Last December we weighed our 210CC. With a full tank of gas, motor, trailer, etc. it weighed in at 4,585 pounds. We have never traveled with anything else in the boat. The Explorer is rated at having a Maximum Loaded Trailer weight of 7,000 pounds. That puts me at 65% of capacity, which sure is not 50%, but better than bumping the max.

Can’t speak of anything older than a 2002 Explorer. That is what my son has in a 2-wheel drive version. He has never had a problem towing our boat.