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It would be a shame to buy a 1000lb heavier truck with twice the engine just for the task of pulling a boat up a ramp, which it will probably do 12 times a year.
Jeez, if you need torque, couldn't you just mount a winch to the Escort, or get an old-school Subaru with low range? Oooh, ooh! Make the Escort a series hybrid, and harness the torque of an electric motor to pull the boat out of the water.
Before you buy too much truck, I would run the numbers through a simulator and see what is the wimpiest, thriftiest car that can climb a boat ramp in 1st gear with 3000lbs of extra weight.
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