"Denis Roy" wrote in message news:b3Wqc.540747$Ig.109502@pd7tw2no...
I bought a 1988 Sea Ray Seville. It's supposedly 17 foot but measuring down
one side, following the curve, I get 18 feet. I really need to know the
weight of this unit, with its factory installed 100 HP outboard, to know if
it's within the towing limits of my Venture van. I have been unable to find
this info on the net.
Anyone have any suggestions on where to get this info, other than stopping
at a roadside weigh scale and unhitching it on the scale?


I would take every boat I ever trailered, fill it with equipment and
fuel, and stop at my local truck stop out on the interstate (NOT the
Department of Transportation weigh scales). I would let the attendant
know that I wanted to drop the boat on the scale, pull away and get
the weight, hitch up and get the gross weight. It would cost me
$6.00, and the weight was ALWAYS significantly heavier that I had
anticipated.

Good luck.

Coff