Hi everyone - just bought my first boat and was wondering if anybody would
be able to offer an estimate of what it weighs (and trailer) so I can decide
on what car to tow it with.

The boat is a late 70's/ early 80's (I think) Mustang 4.5 metre fibreglass
half cabin with a 65hp Suzuki outboard on it.

Any help would be much appreciated!


http://www.nadaguides.com

gives the weight of the boat in their value listing
(Net weight or empty).

You can also get the weight of the motor there also.

I couldn't find your boat in there... then I realized that
you had an .au (australian) email address and It prob won't be
in there....

A google search found a similar boat by Mustang in Australia
weighing 420kg (not sure if this weight includes motor)
http://www.fishingmonthly.com.au/boa...-Template.html
(this is center console, not cuddy cabin. expect cuddy cabin to
weight slightly more. weight prob doesn't include trailer either).

to be precise, pull the boat down to a truck-stop with scales
and weight it (like what another poster suggested). Since you want
tow-weight, make sure to include any gas, coolers, etc that will be
in it when you tow it when you weight it.

If the boat manufacturer is still in business, they can prob
tell you, but since it's your truck's transmission, I'd still
weigh it myself with all gear/gas to make sure.

mike