yes, vry tru...a sad pathetic part of my meagre existant that i shall regret, ad infinitum.
thank god i was openly honest with our measurer. i still say it's the only way for 4 people to live in anything but bitter enmity on a Dinette Layout c27. ferd > Of course that assumes that once you have the "real weight" of your boat, > that the internal configuration doesn't change, thereby changing the "real > weight". This seems to be a particular problem with red boats . . . . . . > . . , eh, TF??? > > George > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sailor Chef > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:45 AM > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Hull speed > > > Getting the "real" weight is easily done but not cheap. > > Here are 3 ways: > 1. You can rent a certified scale and have your boat yard hoist you out > with the scale. Best done with a "single point" lifting system. > If you are in or near a major metro area just look up "scales" in the > phone book and find a rental. > 2. Another way is to have your boat measured for the IRC handicap racing > rule, a weight cert comes with it. > 3. You can also have the boat pulled, put on a trailer and bring it to > your local truck stop and weight your "rig" with and without the boat, > then pull out the old abacus. > > It's gonna run you a few hundred bucks at the least but the cheapest is > probably the first. If knowing the "real" weight is that important. > > Mark, Gratis (6115) > > Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? > PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joe McCary > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:17 AM > Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Hull speed > > > Any idea just how we get an actual boat's real weight? My bathroom > scale barely reads my weight. > > > > > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II, West River, MD > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Behalf Of Phil A > > > > > > Of course no one should be using an assumed factory weight but get a > real weight. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.10/1587 - Release Date: > 8/2/2008 5:30 PM >
