Fat boat?

[Speedwagon]

So, I weighed my truck with friends boat/trailer the other day. Came in at 7150lbs. Today I weighed the truck and trailer, came in at 4200 lbs.<br /><br />That tells me the boat is about 2900lbs. The trailer it sits on, which was built in 1984(boat is an 85 model), has a rating of 2400lbs.<br /><br />It would appear to be the original trailer with the boat, so what gives? I can't imagine they overload the trailer right away(though probably close to it), so where is the extra 500lbs being stored?

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: Fat boat?

Water in the stringers, transom, and flotation???? + all the accessories on the boat, i.e. anchors, fuel, oil, safety equipment, ect, ect. It adds up fast.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Fat boat?

you'd be totally surprized what dealer do to make a buck. just like you didn't discover this until 20 years after the fact. just recently , my sister bought a 23' Chris Craft deckboat and trailer, did'nt even adjust the bow stop, told them they need a 2" ball. come to find out it had a 2 5/16 hitch, when it came off, luckily no damage. they had pull the boat 200 miles from the dealer to home. we spent 2 day adjusting that trailer.