I tow my M15 all over the west coast with a much smaller and less powerful car- a 90hp VW Golf diesel. It's factory tow capacity is 1600kg or 3527 lbs. It barely feels the M15, and easily keeps up with traffic even up steep mountain grades... Any car that is designed to handle 5 large people plus a trunk full of stuff can haul an M15. That said it sounds like the Rogue has a low towing capacity because of the CVT transmission, it's possible that the transmission design won't handle the extra stress of towing without failure. Sincerely, Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "bkurlancheek" <bkurlancheek@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2019 10:58:20 AM Subject: M_Boats: Tow weight issues I'm debating whether there'd be a problem towing my Montgomery 15 about 75 miles down uneventful highway, with a Nissan Rogue to a marine slip I've reserved. The Rogue's tow capacity is about 1102 lbs. I figure my M15 weighs about 775 to 800 lbs incl mast and rigging. Gear (in car) will be about 100 lbs, and the trailer weighs 360 lbs. So total boat + trailer weight would be 1160 lb., surpassing tow capacity by 58 lbs. I'm 145 lbs and gear in car will be no more than 100 lbs. I used to drive a truck with 4000 lbs capacity so never had to worry about this. So now I'm wondering if a 75 mile drive @ 50 to 100 lbs over tow capacity is just a really dumb idea, or something that I shouldn't worry about, since it's basically no more than a one time trip every 6 months. Thanks