<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4214"><i>Another friend told me he used to tow a small sail boat behind his TR3, but I don't know how far (or fast) he went with it.</i><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4214"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4214"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4214"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4215">small boat....probably no more than 2 or 3 knots</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4213"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4212"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4211"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo1.gif" alt="*:) happy" title="*:) happy" class="yahoo-ignore-inline-image" data-id="84bb5202-8492-0ae7-f4ed-007136b9826a"><span><br></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4210"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_3989" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_3988"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_3987"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4206"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4205"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4209"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4208"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4207">From:</span></b> Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Triumphs' <triumphs@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 30, 2016 2:17 PM<br> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4204"><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_4203">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TR] Towing with TR3<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1459379447608_3986"><br><br clear="none">> Do you think a TR3 would have any difficulty pulling a small <br clear="none">> boat total weight of about 700lbs? <br clear="none"><br clear="none">You'd have to make the usual accommodations, but it should be quite do-able. Keep an eye on the temp gauge though, as the engine<br clear="none">will be working harder and generating more heat.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">One of our local club members pulled a small camping trailer to VTR 2001 in Breckenridge CO (roughly 1000 miles each way plus over a<br clear="none">mile difference in altitude) with his TR4. I forget what he said it weighed, but I'm sure it was more than 700 pounds. But he was<br clear="none">keeping the speed down (maybe 55 or so) to avoid overheating.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Another friend told me he used to tow a small sail boat behind his TR3, but I don't know how far (or fast) he went with it.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Randall<div class="yqt0879279550" id="yqtfd08440"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">** <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">Forums: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>