Weight of my boat?
 

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!

Weight of my boat?
 

Got any truck stops nearby? If so, they sometimes have scales, so if you can
get it there, you can get an accurate idea of its weight. But, be sure to
load the boat realistically with gasoline, ice chest, tackle, and all the
other crap required for a day on the water.

If you haven't got a truck stop nearby, call your state police and ask them
for the nearest truck scale location.
-Doug

"****tron2000" wrote in message
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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!

Weight of my boat?
 

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

Weight of my boat?
 

"****tron2000" wrote in message ...
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!

You could also try a local landfill or sandpit, many have scales too.

Weight of my boat?
 

"****tron2000" wrote in message ...
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!

You could also try a local landfill or sandpit, many have scales too.

Weight of my boat?
 

Thanks for the replys everyone.


"****tron2000" wrote in message
...
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!

Weight of my boat?
 

I would guess not more than 2,000#

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA
www.kiene.com

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"****tron2000" wrote in message
...
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!

You could also try a local landfill or sandpit, many have scales too.