Yes, I used a bathroom scale under the tongue to adjust the tongue weight on my new M17 last year. Initially it was ~365 lb, so I had to move the trailer axle forware ~13 inches to get the tongue weight down to ~200 lb. The trailer hitch on the towing vehicle and/or the towing vehicle owner's manual should specify maximum tongue weight and trailer weight to be towed. --Gary Hyde Pullman, WA gmhyde1@mac.com M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2' We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails. On Oct 24, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Robbin Roddewig wrote:
Tom, it took me a while to do the math but 10% of the total weight of trailer and boat (I believe I saw 2400lbs listed on MSOG) would be within the capabilities of most scales. I have not tried it but a regular bathroom scale could measure in the 200-250lbs range I would assume. Maybe this would be an approach. Just ease it down with the trailer jack using a 2x4 or 4x4 to land on the scale.
Robbin M-17 #601
Tom and Susan Wilkinson wrote:
Does anyone know the tongue weight for an M17 on a Pacific trailer? Anyone have brakes installed on their trailer? Tom M17 Obsessus _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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