Yes, that does help. What about your trailer? Single axle? Brakes? Spare? My trailer has no extra parts except the extension that comes with the trailer. Now, it is beefy. 14 inch tires. No spare mounted. Wheel jack that weighs about 20 pounds. Even imagining another 100 pounds in the boat of miscellany, that puts my trailer at like 750 pounds. Daniel On Sep 27, 2012, at 5:42 PM, Tom Jenkins <tjenk@gte.net> wrote:
I don't know if it helps, but the Montgomery Boats website has the standard 15 at 750 lbs and the 17 at 1600 lbs, without trailer of course. My M17 weighs 3000 lbs on the trailer loaded for action but sans motor, and somewhere I got the idea that the trailer weighs 800 lbs. Since that puts the boat at 2200, I also wonder where the extra 600 lbs comes from. Surely the accessory battery, switch, panel and wiring cannot weigh that much. I will have to weigh the trailer separately to get a real answer; maybe a scale at Havasu?
On Sep 27, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Daniel Rich wrote:
My current hitch on my Accord has TW 200 pounds, and trailer 2000 pounds. But the Accord is rated to pull 1000 pounds in the manual. My Outback is rated to 2700 pounds towing amazingly enough.
No, I am really surprised at the total weight. Has anybody else weighed their boats and trailers?
Daniel On Sep 27, 2012, at 4:54 PM, "August Trometer" <atrometer@gmail.com> wrote:
Go to "E Trailor" and look up your car - they have hitches for ALL, and give the towing capability - most lighter/smaller cars are 200 TW, 2000 to pull or MORE
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Rich Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:48 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Weight of boat and Pacific trailer
Montypals:
I have posted to this forum before with regards to the tongue weight of my Pacific trailer with my M15 on it. It weighs in at 180 pounds at the ball. So, I figured I would move the chassis relative to the trailer. First I needed an accurate weight of the two for a good estimate. So, today I went to a local truck scale and weight the boat and trailer without the car. Hard to believe, but the M15 plus trailer came in at 1620 pounds! That means my trailer must weigh close to 800 pounds. I can't believe it. The boat does not particularly have any extra weight from stock. It has a bow and stern pulpit, and a few odd and ends in the cockpit and cabin. I have a small anchor, some rode, sails, boom, a few cushions, boat hook, etc. All incidentals. I'm shocked by this. I will not need to change the tongue weight obviously, but it calls into question my tow vehicles. I have been towing the boat quite successfully for 2 years with my Honda Accord. Anybody else weigh one of these things? Somebody had one shipped east, and I gotta figure they had a weight of the boat and trailer?
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com