how to find boat weight -single trip.

[Techno]

It occured to me that most people have identical trailers and these trailers should weigh close to the same poundage.
All that is needed is someone to post the weight of their trailer and just weigh your stuff and subtract. No need to take the boat off and make another scale run.
An alternative is to E-mail the company that builds it.
Your trailer registration may have an accurate number on it for trailer weight.

Don't forget to subtract removables to find the actual boats weight:p Anchors and removable kitchen sinks.

[rmh77]

i weighed my steel trailer yesterday and it came in at 620lbs

[Bill Rogers]

Have you tried this method? Not sure if it would work for dual axles though:

http://egyptian.net/~raymacke/Weigh.html

I had just weighed mine the hard way before I found this (I think it was here on S&F). I tried it and got an answer within 25 lbs of the actual weight, so I'm a believer.

[Ky River Rat]

I did the same weighed my steel Hustler trailer yesterday 660lbs

[Tony Brucato]

Bill, that looks like a great idea. I'll have to try that.

[Hole$hot]

Originally posted by Ky River Rat
I did the same weighed my steel Hustler trailer yesterday 660lbs


Thanks for the info...:cool:

[Bill Rogers]

Here's the thread I was looking for earlier:

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29309&highlight=bathroom+scales

Lots of creative ideas on how to apply the formula

[Techno]

I remember that thread.
The idea I mention is good if you have a scale you can go to and don't want to leave the boat in the water.
I've noticed STVs use about the same trailer and am guessing that the same thing is done with bass boats and other types like this.

The same thing can be done for the boat itself and still be close.
Same boat - weighs the same. If one person says their boat weighs in at 1785lbs you can assume this value for your own and be close.
Of course it has to be pretty much the same.