SJ + sailing = Fun!

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SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by dan00001 » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:30 pm

One of the reasons I bought the SJ was so I can tow my sailing dinghy across the beach. Well i picked my boat up today and tomorrow I will be making a 90 mile trip to west wales :D

Not looking forward to towing all that way with the sj but hopefully we get some good weather over the weekend so I can do a bit of sailing and also test the sj out on the sand :P

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And My uncles defender I have used before to tow across the beach.
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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by ROBBIE » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:43 am

Top pics the winner :lol:
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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by SherwoodNash » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:26 am

It's just what your SJ was designed for :thumbup:

Are those Defender flares on yours?

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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by zook123 » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:46 am

The SJ looks more at home!
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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by dan00001 » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:02 pm

Yes defender flares, you can't see from the photos but they need tidying up and spraying properly.

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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by Tramp » Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:57 pm

It looks great with a trailer, how does it tow?

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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by dan00001 » Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:57 pm

:D
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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by dan00001 » Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:00 pm

Tramp wrote:It looks great with a trailer, how does it tow?
It tows just fine, until you get to a hill :x I actually had to get into 2nd on one hill! On the motorway, always having to change down to 4th at the slightest incling gets tiresome, but I loved every minute :mrgreen:

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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by twiss » Fri Jun 24, 2016 10:11 pm

Should tow easy enough... I towed this beast of a trailer all the way across Europe so a small boat should be no problem ;)
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Re: SJ + sailing = Fun!

Post by dan00001 » Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:54 pm

Twiss, my sj413 is fine on the flat but terrible on hills, even without a trailer, going down the motorway at 50mph, even the slightest incline and I will have to change down to 4th!

She has 28" mud terrain tyres, I though this might have been the reason but maybe she could be low on power? I know they don't have much power to start with!

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