RE: back from flathead
Eric Johnson (ej@blarg.net)
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 08:38:23 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Eric Johnson wrote:
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> > * Went over a weigh station scale just for kicks - my unloaded
> P19 (motor, gas can, etc was in the tow vehicle) weighed 1780lbs
> (at the axle, there's at least another 100lbs on the tongue)
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> Does that mean the trailer weighs 550 lbs? Or were you like Combs and
> you had lunch in there? So much for towing one with my VW Vanagon, 1500
> towing limit.
I forgot to mention, i had previously weighed just my trailer and it is 300
lbs. I'm not sure where the extra 200+ pounds came from - I had motor, gas,
etc in the truck, and the boat just had most of the usual stuff (mooring
lines, cushions, portapottie, etc).
I doubt you could get it down to 1500 lbs... plus, the 1780 is just the
weight on the axles - there was at least 100 lbs on the trailer tongue too.