At 04:55 PM 8/18/1999 -0400, Lars S. Mulford wrote:
>From: "Lars S. Mulford" <mulford@bellatlantic.net>
>
>East Coasties & Web Gang:
>
>As "Always" sits on the trailer right now, completely empty, the trailer
>has somewhere between 142-151 lbs tongue weight. I just completed
>checking it with no less than 6 scales, with all of them registering in
>the 142-145lb range except for one which registered 151 lbs. I had
>forgotten how much of a bear it is to move it around. To those who have
>done this, how much distance (in inches) did you move the winch mast
>back, thereby moving the boat back as well? From the looks of it, I
>fear that 3-4" will not produce a significant change in tongue weight;
>more like 6" or possibly even more. This seems like a lot to me.
>Thoughts anyone? One thing is for sure though - tongue weight in excess
>of 140lbs for a P15 is just way too much.
>
>--
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>
>--Lars S. Mulford, President
> East Coast Potter Association (ECPA)
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