On 1 Apr 2004 14:14:19 -0000, Ante Topic Mimara
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writes:

Ante Topic Mimara wrote:

I am having trouble attempting to determine the weight
of a boat, with limited information about it.
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Here is the information I have on this vessel:

Hull Material: Wood
LOA: 28'
Beam: 10'-6"
Displacement: 6,075 lbs
Draft: 2'-2"

With a beam of 10' 6" won't you will be towing an oversize
load which will require a special permit and special
arrangments each time that you tow this boat only during
daylight hours?

This is something I had not considered...

Exactly where to I have to go to find out what the requirements
for trailering are? I appreciate your having brought this up, and
I would also like to see you address the questions I originally
raised. How do you determine the actual WEIGHT of the vessel,
without being there to weigh it?

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If the displacement given is correct, it is exactly the weight of the
boat when she floats to her designed lines. Often it is the catalog
weight of a boat, since they don't try to guess the weight of people,
etc.

It could be in error by half a ton either way, but that should be
close enought for trailering purposes.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


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