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I store it in my garage. My old garage was 20 x 22 with a 7’ door. The 7’ door was the problem with the 21‘ers. Now I have a 8’ door, just inches too short for the 240.
If you can fit an SX210 you can fit an AR210. You can extend the cables or remove them. So the answer is get an AR210.
Sorry what do you mean by extending/removing the cables? Yamaha's site says the collapsed AR210 on trailer is at 7'10.7". We have about 7'10" max door height.
Yeah overall advice seems to go bigger if able. I'm leaning the AR210. Anyway to be sure how low the AR210 collapsed tower height can go? Has anyone measured the AR210 height with the bolts or cables adjusted?
If you can, go with the twin engines, big performance increase. And the tower is a must have item for us - we would never buy a new boat without one as they're a solid place for the bimini, and work as safe grab points too, and I think they look great.
Thanks, based on the feedback we’re heavily leaning towards the AR210. But one last question, should we be worried towing with a 5K rated VW Atlas V6 AWD? The AR210 dry weight with trailer is 4226 lbs, with a full tank of gas and some gear approx ~4700 lbs. Too close for comfort?If you can, go with the twin engines, big performance increase. And the tower is a must have item for us - we would never buy a new boat without one as they're a solid place for the bimini, and work as safe grab points too, and I think they look great.
As mentioned, the tower cables can be extended lower so if the SX model fits with the height of the windshield, the AR210 will fit too.
I personally would most definitely not tow an AR210 with that vehicle, unless it was just to go a few miles on flat land down to the ramp and back.
Anchor and a second battery will take up all of your buffer....lol
True lol
Nice decision...the tower is well worth it to us.
Depends on your towing situation, distance, traffic, experience, etc. Towing limits are based on actual capability of the vehicle, so if you're under the capacity limits then towing is legal and can be done safely. But the closer you are to the limit, the more cautious you need to be of your situation and surroundings. If you're worried and don't feel comfortable, don't do it. If you're comfy and sensible, shouldn't be an issue.
Thanks for the reply! May I ask what kind of SUV you are towing with? Does it have AWD? Tow package? What’s worse for me is that I’m in a mountainous area and at 3K elevation. The N/A V6 has to work even harder on hills. However, the AWD is nice!Nice decision...the tower is well worth it to us.
Depends on your towing situation, distance, traffic, experience, etc. Towing limits are based on actual capability of the vehicle, so if you're under the capacity limits then towing is legal and can be done safely. But the closer you are to the limit, the more cautious you need to be of your situation and surroundings. If you're worried and don't feel comfortable, don't do it. If you're comfy and sensible, shouldn't be an issue.
Your vehicle is similar to mine, and I tow my 212s with an SUV with 5k capacity. Boat and trailer weighs in at 4900 lbs with full tank so yeah it's up there. But I only need to tow less than 30 mins to three ramps in my area, and an hour to several others. I can feel it back there, but I'm not concerned as the trailer brakes work well (tested in an empty parking lot under heavy braking and maneuvering conditions as I learned to do years ago) and she handles great. I'm completely legal by being within capacity and have years of trailering experience, so I have no issue towing it. Having said that, I don't think my SUV was built for towing as much as for comfort, so the rear suspension is soft and sloppy, and towing through mountains would be off my list as the drivetrain could do it but fuel mileage is aweful with a V6 - need the torque of a V8 really, especially if you load up the vehicle. Yet towing every weekend to the lakes and rivers in my area is not an issue at all. Towing 2 hours from time to time isn't a problem either, except for the hit to the wallet. I'll upgrade to a V8 pickup in the not too distant future as we want to camp and boat at the same time with one vehicle and the SUV isn't up for that total GVWR limit.
As others have mentioned, you can buy the boat you really want now, and upgrade your tow vehicle later as boats can last for decades. That's what we decided to do and we love our boat so we're really happy we didn't compromise over the tow vehicle.
Here's a funny anecdote...was pulling the boat out of the water one day and a couple walking by stopped to watch and I heard the guy say, "that's a big boat for that SUV"...I chuckled to myself. As we started to clean and prep for departure, I walked back and said to the guy, "she looks big, but the little jet engines makes her lighter than she looks" and the guy stared in disbelief not realizing Yamaha makes jetboats as well as jetskis. Yeah a wide body high freeboard 21ft inboard would probably weigh another 800 lbs or more and would be too much. Way to go Yamaha.
Kia Sorento V6 AWD with the tow package (tranny cooler).
That might make it struggle a bit more. In those conditions, I'd probably be looking at an upgrade to a stronger tow vehicle.
The inline 4 will really suck the fuel as the chargers will both be spinning hard to develop power...other than that it should be fine. A few SUV's have 4 cyl engines and ratings up to 7700lbs.
