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Default The "Stuff" ,, how much does it weigh?

On Mar 25, 5:10 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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On Mar 25, 12:45 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
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On Mar 24, 5:04 pm, "NE Sailboat" wrote:
Got the cover off today. And after this, I decided to bring as
much
equipment home as possible. This way, I am not dealing with
fenders,
lines,
etc when doing my spring projects.


Once I got all this "stuff" in the back of the truck, I got to
thinking ..


How much does the sailing equipment, the "Stuff" weigh? Any idea
what the
add on weight of all the extra equipment a cruising sailboat
carries
weighs?


Around 3000 pounds including food stock on a 42fter.


Joe


You are underestimating probably by a factor of at least two. Let's
be
realistic about it Your anchors, chain and windlass alone probably
weight around half a ton. The fuel and water and holding tank close
to
500 pounds. That's half your 3000 pounds already.


Put it this way. A Coronado 27 has an empty weight of about 5700
pounds.
It says on Capt. Neal's website somewhere, if I recall correctly,
that
the last time the Good Captain has his blue water yacht in a travel
lift
for a haulout it tipped the scales at 8,800 pounds. And it's only a
27-footer. Yours, being a 42-footer, it's more likely you're hauling
around probably at least three or four extra tons of stuff.


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Well if you include water and fuel then another 7012.5 lbs.


Joe


EGADS! What are you sailing there? NOSV Redcloud?

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Opps my mistake, it's only 4000 more pounds. 500 gallons (350 fuel 150
water)..@ approx 8 lbs per gallon.

Joe