Length question - pretty trivial

[Deereguy]

As posted earlier I just purchased a Reinell model 198fns. The boat is listed as 19'7" long. Do I call it a 19 or 20 footer?

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

Up to you. Like everything else a man measures...round up

 

[5150abf]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

Ya, you got yourself a 21'er there, with the engine trimmed up its got to be 21 right, I would go with 20, you are closer to that than 19 and it is easier to say.

 

[tpenfield]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

If you re selling it . . . it is a 20 footer . . . and if you are buying it, it is a 19.

 

[JoLin]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

If you're paying for dock space, bottom painting or storage, it's 19'.

If you're chatting up the chicks in the bar, it's at least a 25 footer.

 

[MTYPockets]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

If you're chatting up the chicks in the bar, it's at least a 25 footer.

We'll back you !!

 

[oops!]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

its a 198......that means it is listed as a 19 footer.

but as mentioned above ^^^^^^^^

 

[25thmustang]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

I'm an oddball that says 29'er even though it measures a lot longer pulpit to platform. I did however list it for sale on one ad as a 30'er.

I'd call yours a 19, but that's just me.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

Length as described by the Coast Guard Regulations.


Length means a straight line measurement of the overall length from the foremost part of the
vessel to the aftermost part of the vessel, measured parallel to the centerline. Bow sprits,
bumpkins, rudders, outboard motor brackets, and similar fittings or attachments are not to be
included in the measurement.

 

[Carlos_estimbo]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

If you re selling it . . . it is a 20 footer . . . and if you are buying it, it is a 19.

You can't buy that kind of wisdom these days! Well put!

 

[JoLin]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

Length as described by the Coast Guard Regulations.


Length means a straight line measurement of the overall length from the foremost part of the
vessel to the aftermost part of the vessel, measured parallel to the centerline. Bow sprits,
bumpkins, rudders, outboard motor brackets, and similar fittings or attachments are not to be
included in the measurement.

The key words there are 'fittings and attachments.' Bolt-on swim platforms and bowsprits/pulpits/anchor rollers are typically not included in the LOA measurement. When they're molded into the hull (very common on newer boats), then they are included in LOA.

My .02

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

The key words there are 'fittings and attachments.' Bolt-on swim platforms and bowsprits/pulpits/anchor rollers are typically not included in the LOA measurement. When they're molded into the hull (very common on newer boats), then they are included in LOA.

Just a clarification...If it's a bolt on attachment, it's not included in the hull length discription, but it is included in the LOA (boat is a 19', but with pulpit and platform, it is 21' LOA).

Molded in pulpits are not included in the the hull length because they are considered to be part of the cap and not the hull. Molded in swim platforms are (sometomes) considered as part of the hull, if they are incorporated as part of the transom. If they are molded on after the vertical rise of the transom, then they are not.

 

[OutOfControl]

Re: Length question - pretty trivial

If you're paying for dock space, bottom painting or storage, it's 19'.

If you're chatting up the chicks in the bar, it's at least a 25 footer.

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