jetfish

I pull my 14ft aluminum boat with my 93' nissan 2wd. Truthfully, it gives the truck about all it wants. The boat and trailer really aren't all that heavy, maybe 800 lbs if that. The moral of the story is that my Nissan was made for gas mileage and not towing anything with weight to it. Mine is a manual transmission also, so I dont know about the transmission. Be careful is my best advice.

Good luck in your hunt for a boat. My dad has a 17' 9" Gemini, I think it's a 90 model and we have fished out of it for about the last 15 years on Lake Cumberland in Kentucky. It has an older model 70hp Javelin motor on it. We have always enjoyed the boat and never had any major problems out of it, other than replacing the steering cable, which was quite a chore. The boat runs great and is very stable on the water. Dad has no regrets on purchasing the boat and is not currently looking to replace it anytime soon. Hope this was helpful.