That makes sense. The captain in the slip next to my 24 referred to her
as a "ton and a half", but I knew he was referring to displacement.
That's why this quarter-ton term mad me wonder. Thanks.


On 5/16/2022 9:23 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote:
> Quarter-ton, half-ton, and so on had to do with IOR ratings, not the weight 
> of the boats.
> Kind of like how 6 meter boats aren't 6 meters long and 12 meter boats are 
> not 12 meters long 😉
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Frame via CnC-List <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 9:14 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Andy Frame <[email protected]>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Fwd: 1/4 ton C&C / Northern KC24 / Mirage 24
>
>
> Why is it called a quarter-ton, when it is about 3500# ?
>

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s/v MaryMe
1975 C&C 24
Port Labelle, FL USA
Amateur Radio WD4RCC

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