Waaay overweight!

MarkS

Funkytown just finished her 2,000 mile odyssey from VA to New Mexico. We catch up with her in a few weeks but in the meantime, I thought I'd share this. Our driver weighed his rig and the combined total for my boat and trailer was 7,900. Trailer weight is listed at 1,600 from the manufacturer, which means my boat comes in at a portly 6,300!?!?
Manufacturer published weight is supposed to be 5000, right? I have an inboard, roller furling, main and genoa. Basic boat junk onboard (2 X batteries, smallish anchor, grill, bimini, shorepower cord, 4Xbumpers, dock lines, tool box, etc... maybe 300 lbs of stuff?)
Diesel tank was half full, water and waste are bone dry.
But still, if we say 300 for my junk, 250 for the diesel, that still isn't even close to 1,300! Has anybody else weighed their boat? I need to get a weight on the trailer before I can be completely sure but that will take a while.
Or maybe that published weight is with absolutely nothing in or on the boat?

#400

is he paid by the pound...;)

maybe he meant 6900?

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--- In s227classassociation@..., "MarkS" <mark_swart@...> wrote:

Funkytown just finished her 2,000 mile odyssey from VA to New Mexico. We catch up with her in a few weeks but in the meantime, I thought I'd share this. Our driver weighed his rig and the combined total for my boat and trailer was 7,900. Trailer weight is listed at 1,600 from the manufacturer, which means my boat comes in at a portly 6,300!?!?
Manufacturer published weight is supposed to be 5000, right? I have an inboard, roller furling, main and genoa. Basic boat junk onboard (2 X batteries, smallish anchor, grill, bimini, shorepower cord, 4Xbumpers, dock lines, tool box, etc... maybe 300 lbs of stuff?)
Diesel tank was half full, water and waste are bone dry.
But still, if we say 300 for my junk, 250 for the diesel, that still isn't even close to 1,300! Has anybody else weighed their boat? I need to get a weight on the trailer before I can be completely sure but that will take a while.
Or maybe that published weight is with absolutely nothing in or on the boat?

#425

I recently ran across an article discussing a production sailboat model where the author pointed out that the shoal draft version had a much heavier keel, but that data was never published in specifications.
My boat is the shoal draft, is yours also? That might account for some of the overage.

Mark Swart

#426

No, I wish. The shoal versions seem to be very few and far between.
Unfortunately, the true resolution will have to wait until next year when we move again. My hauler failed to provide his weight tickets to me. Grr...

#482

--- In s227classassociation@..., Mark Swart  wrote:

No, I wish. The shoal versions seem to be very few and far between.
Unfortunately, the true resolution will have to wait until next year when we move again. My hauler failed to provide his weight tickets to me. Grr.

First off, a quick hello to the S2-27 group; I have been waiting many years to find you all and glad to see it kicked off in 2009. I have owned and lived on #35 since Spring '99, and have replaced or rebuilt many of the components. Sadly she has been floating here in Corpus Christi (being whipped by the wind - and mostly neglected) the past 8 years while I was stationed in MD at PAXR (for what was going to be a 3 year tour...). Am now retired and just now starting the process of cleaning/repairing/replacing what she needs to be fit again for sailing. Have read the previous 487 messages and am glad to see there are issues I experienced that have been shared by others :)Mark,
I had similar suprise in 2002 trailering our keel-stepped 86'(#35) from Canyon Lake, TX to Corpus Christi, TX (ironically our second choice for the move was Elephant Butte, as I was being reassigned to Kirtland AFB in ABQ). I remember the shock as the total weight with trailer was over 8k. Will send details when I check the paperwork which is on the boat. That was a very good call removing the rudder. Our "movers" scraped the bottom on the road leaving the yard as the trailer swapped ends. We were up all night with epoxy repairing so we could apply fresh bottom paint again prior to the splash the next day - and we had just had the entire hull repainted that week prior.

As an aside - once she is cleaned and back in service I suspect she will be up for sale. Anyone interested, or know of someone that might be, please contact me.

Gene
#35

#483

My apologies, should have replied at the top of the message trail - am still an old school guy (and always learning it seems) when it comes to email.

Gene
#35

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--- In s227classassociation@..., "gray_havens"  wrote:

--- In s227classassociation@..., Mark Swart  wrote:

No, I wish. The shoal versions seem to be very few and far between.
Unfortunately, the true resolution will have to wait until next year when we move again. My hauler failed to provide his weight tickets to me. Grr.

First off, a quick hello to the S2-27 group; I have been waiting many years to find you all and glad to see it kicked off in 2009. I have owned and lived on #35 since Spring '99, and have replaced or rebuilt many of the components. Sadly she has been floating here in Corpus Christi (being whipped by the wind - and mostly neglected) the past 8 years while I was stationed in MD at PAXR (for what was going to be a 3 year tour...). Am now retired and just now starting the process of cleaning/repairing/replacing what she needs to be fit again for sailing. Have read the previous 487 messages and am glad to see there are issues I experienced that have been shared by others :)Mark,
I had similar suprise in 2002 trailering our keel-stepped 86'(#35) from Canyon Lake, TX to Corpus Christi, TX (ironically our second choice for the move was Elephant Butte, as I was being reassigned to Kirtland AFB in ABQ). I remember the shock as the total weight with trailer was over 8k. Will send details when I check the paperwork which is on the boat. That was a very good call removing the rudder. Our "movers" scraped the bottom on the road leaving the yard as the trailer swapped ends. We were up all night with epoxy repairing so we could apply fresh bottom paint again prior to the splash the next day - and we had just had the entire hull repainted that week prior.

As an aside - once she is cleaned and back in service I suspect she will be up for sale. Anyone interested, or know of someone that might be, please contact me.

Gene
#35

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Waaay overweight!