Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

[Ward]

I'm trying to find the gross weight of a 1983 galaxy 19' cuddy cabin, with mercruiser 470 I/O engine. I can't find any specs on the boat, but I did find that the engine longblock weighs about 435lbs. The reason I ask is because I am considering buying this boat, and my car has a 2000lb towing capacity(dodge intrepid). It doesnt have to go far, I only live about 5 minutes from the marina, no highway driving. Anyone ever towed a boat this large with a car?

 

[jlinder]

Re: Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

Did you try http://www.nada.com ?<br /><br />Of course I can pretty much tell you there is no way it is under 2000#. A really wild guess will put you closer to 4000#.<br /><br />Think this way, the block is 435#, which probably makes the engine around 600-650#. Trailer is about another 750#. That is 1350# to 1400# without the boat, drive, gas, etc.<br /><br />You will need another vehicle.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

and my car has a 2000lb towing capacity(dodge intrepid).

Ayuh,............<br /><br />Much more than a Rowboat is going to Over-Load your Tow Unit...........

 

[tommays]

Re: Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

i would guess based on my 19 ft cuddy your a lot closer to 4000# than 2000#<br /><br />tommays

 

[craze1cars]

Re: Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

I know for a fact that my small 18 foot open bow 3.0L on a trailer is just a touch over 3,000.<br /><br />So I'd guess your 19 foot Cuddy with a larger motor will be at LEAST 4,000.<br /><br />I'd bet your front wheel drive Intrepid wouldn't be a able to get enough traction to get it up the ramp. So I'm sorry to say that you'll need either a.) A bigger tow vehicle or b.) A much smaller boat.<br /><br />On the upside, this is the sort of setup that sometimes makes for great entertainment at the boat ramp!

 

[jlinder]

Re: Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

Can you give the exact manufacturer name and model? I found GALAXIE BOAT WORKS, GALAXIE BOATS-CA, and GALAXY BOAT CO on nada.com.<br /><br />Only Galaxie Boat Works had a 1983 year listed, and the closest I could find was a model 1900 V.<br /><br />It had a dry weight of 2,600#. With that starting point 4000# seems like a real good guess.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: Gross weight of 19' galaxy I/O

No. Your Intrepid is light for this boat. Not only are you weighing the boat, but trailer and fuel, and ice, and fun things and all. You can easily run 4000# on that rig. They sold Galaxies in N. Texas so I know what you are talking about.<br /><br />Mark