Don, I have been towing Storm Petrel with my '97 RAV4 5-speed. It's a little slow up some hills with the 2.0L 120 hp 4-banger. The new RAVs have a 2.4L 160 HP engine. Anyway, at 100k my clutch is still good and I haven't had any problems with the vehicle. Bill Riker M15 - #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+wriker=mindspring.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of LUDLOWD2@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:21 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Towing an M-15 I'm thinking about replacing my old F150 pickup with a small SUV like the Honda CRV (towing capacity 1500#) Has anyone had any experience using small SUV's to tow/launch their M-15? Also its teak time. I'm sooo confused. Cetol, Teak oil? what to use? Thanks in advamce for the input Don _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats