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What boats are you guys towing with your Rivians?

I’ve got a 2017 Scout 251XS bay boat I’ve now towed around a little with the R1T.

Running at 70 mph I was getting .87 m/kWh, but at 60 mph more like 1 m/kWh. Tows like a dream, but surge brakes on a boat trailer mean you can’t adjust the gain on the trailer brakes.

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^That Scout is bad azz!

You can convert those surge brakes to electric over hydraulic, highly recommended especially for larger craft. Bonus that you have such a nice Load Rite which is also worthy of the EOH. Is it currently discs?
 
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Would this have been better with cross bars on the roof?
Definitely. But my mounts were not fitting the rivian crossbars well, and loading/unloading off the roof solo is a pain. This was a short drive so it worked ok as a temporary solution.
 

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Don’t have the Rivian yet, but this is what we will be towing

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She sits on the back of the other boat, but I’m assuming she won’t be too much trouble for the Rivian to tow (when I get the Rivian). 🤣
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Range hit was negligible 😂
Love this shot. GM would pay you a bundle for the copyright so they can use it in their Silverado EV mid-gate commercials. Rivian really need to make a raised crossbar for the back of R1T. This is one of the reasons I opted for R1S.
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