Jim, 'displacement' is the weight of water that the boat displaces - it's the same as weight.
Chris Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Jim Bernstorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:06:02 To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Hull speed So is there any relation between displacement and weight? I have wondered what the approximate weight of the C27 but have not seen that number listed anywhere: just displacement. That becomes relevant when trying to acquire/rent/beg/borrow/steal a trailer to put the boat on and drag it to my house to work on such things as repacking the packing bushing over the winter. Jim B _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sailor Chef Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:46 AM To: [email protected] 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 _____ Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.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
