Hfactor;

I don't see why you couldnt tow a 5000 lb boat with a 4.6 v-8.

I had a '97 f-150 with the 4.6 in it and I towed a 24ft 5-er AND a 16 ft fiberglas boat at the same time. I had no problems towing it eather. When I sold the truck last year it had 90,000 on it with the only repairs to it being a set of tires and a set of brakes. I was real happy with it and the only reason I traded it was I wanted the PSD.

Point of interest: I spoke to the new owner of it just a month ago, and he said he was very happy with it. He put another 40,000 on it last year and had to replace a couple of tie-rod ends on it.

Hope this helps you deside. If you have any other questions you can e-mail me.

Jim

BTW: welcome to the site.