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It is the total weight of your boat with all the crew passengers fuel engine accessories and fittings. The specs for your boat can be found here.
JC Manufacturing is the designer and builder of high-quality pontoon and tritoon boats.
Weight of boats and trailer. How Much Do a Boat and Trailer Weigh. For the purposes of towing your boat to the water you need to know how much your boat and trailer weigh together. On average boat trailers weigh anywhere from 200 lbs to 1600 lbs.
Thats a pretty huge range so lets narrow it down a bit morDoes that help. How much does a fishing boat and trailer weigh. The average weight of a fishing boat with equipment motor and trailer is about 3500 pounds.
Fishing boat and trailer weights vary depending on the category of boat and the average range is from 2800 to 5000 pounds. Average aluminum fishing boat and trailer weight. There is no exact boat trailer weight as different types of trailers have varying weights.
Expect the range of the weight of boat trailers to be between 200 pounds to 4400 pounds. This often depends on the kind of boat it accommodates and the type of the trailer itself. Boat trailers weight between 300 and 1512 pounds depending on their sizeA small boat like a canoe or kayak will weigh in around 50 pounds while a motor boat will be more like 2500 pounds and a sailboat will average 7000 poundsDifferent sized boats will obviously have different weights.
The weight on these boats is usually between 1500 and 2500 pounds without the motor. With a larger engine and a trailer you could be looking at a weight that is well over 5000 pounds. Here is an example of a fiberglass fishing boat.
The Grady White Fisherman 180. This fiberglass fishing boat is a center console fishing boat. If thats the wieght of the boat empty should add about 1000 and I would say the trailer is 1500 so 6750 for hauling.
For small fishing boats and jon boats the total weight for the boat and trailer ranges from 900 to 6000 pounds. On the other hand a heavy-duty yacht trailer and its craft together can easily weigh beyond 30000 pounds. Legacy trailers trailer gvwr gross vehicle weight rating capacity frame size trailer weight tire size gross combined weight boat on trailer x10 7500 6155 5 1345 21575r14 lrd 6154 x10 lp 7500 6030 5 1470 25555r18 xl 6279 2013-2017 xstar 8500 6900 5 1600 22575r15 lre 7513 2013-2017 xstar lp 8258 6533 5 1725 25555r18 xl 7509.
According to SDs site the 2004 Sportster 4-tec is 1454lbs DRY. Thats wo the trailer which is probably another 1200-1500lbs. Add fluids fuel and other junk I would think the towing weight of the boat trailer is pretty close to 3500lbs.
Obviously the size of your trailer will depend on the boat with smaller trailers for smaller boats weighing between 500 and 1500 pounds while trailers for averaged sized bowriders can be much higher. As you noticed from the examples above theres a strong correlation between the length of a bowrider and its weight. And speaking of payload this trailer from EZ-Loader touts a maximum weight capacity of up to 8500lbs for their longest trailer.
So to support that significant weight the trailer touts a spring or torsion suspension that cushions the weight of your boat and trailer for better support on bumpy terrain. Loadrite 5 STARR Galvanized Tandem Axle Bunk. It is the total weight of your boat with all the crew passengers fuel engine accessories and fittings.
Combined Tow Weight. Add the weight of your trailer to the total weight of your boat. You will get the combined or towing weight.
PWCs and Jon boats trailers canoe trailers kayak trailers. This group consists of boats with dry weight lying between 800 and 1000 lbs which are quite lightweight compared to other kinds of vessels. Therefore a small trailer whose trailer weights are around 200 to 400 lbs will be an appropriate choice.
The specs for your boat can be found here. FYI our VLXs dry weight is listed at 3600 lbs. When we weighed it off the truck though it came in at 5800.
Dry weights at the factory dont account for a lot of things - trailer. Trailer Weight approx. This weight assumes a single axle galvanized steel trailer which is all youll need for a boat this size and weight.
Gross Trailer Weight GTW the all-in weight for this boat including boat motor trailer and gear is. If youre looking for a boat you can use for fishing cruising skiing etc then you can expect that to weigh somewhere around 3500 lbs with the boat and trailer. If youre looking for a bass boat then you can expect that to be around 1000 lbs lighter.
To find the weight go through the following steps. Select a boat type. Select a boat type from Power Boats Sailboats Personal Watercraft Outboard Motors or Boat Trailers Select a manufacturer.
Trailer Weight 890 lbs. For a single axle galvanized trailer. Gross Trailer Weight GTW approx.
JC Manufacturing Sporttoon 26 Ft. JC Manufacturing is the designer and builder of high-quality pontoon and tritoon boats. So my disclaimer is your boat weight will vary depending on those variables.
Also when in doubt estimate high on your total boat weight to avoid possible towing disasters. Here are some common items and estimated weight to add to the dry weight of your boat. Trailer anywhere from 1000 to 1600 pounds.
Tower anywhere from 70 to 300 pounds.