RE: Trailer Weight and Towing P-19
Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 22:04:49 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> > I
> > wonder how much my 1985 #266 weighs. I'll have to weigh my rig and then
> > subtract about 400 pounds or so for the trailer.
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> The Shoreline trailer weight is closer to 150 pounds than 400 pounds. Two
> people can easily lift and carry it. If I remember correctly, it was
> spec'ed at 125 pounds.
>
> Ursa Minor weighed 2330 pounds (w/ trailer), including engine and
> provisions for a couple of weeks and all the -*-stuff-*- I carry.
FWIW my 1988 shoreline trailer was 300 pounds when I took it over the scales
to get it certified in WA state.
Last time i had the boat+trailer over the scales, the trailer axle was 1780,
but I think i had the motor and some other goodies in the tow rig, plus the
tongue weight...