CENTURION BOAT WEIGHT MANUAL
He took out the manual to find his boat only weighed 3,900 pounds. His wife had a midsize SUV that was rated to tow 5,000 pounds. When I arrived to check out the boat and purchase it, I discovered where his hesitations originated. I kept assuring him that my 3/4 ton pickup would be sufficient to handle the job. Before I started heading his way he asked me multiple times what kind of vehicle I was bringing to tow the boat. I was about to purchase a boat from a gentleman in a neighboring state. However, if I was hooking up that same midsize SUV to a larger boat, it may not go well. So, if my wife’s midsize SUV was rated for 5,000 pounds and my competition ski boat with trailer and gear weighed in at a total tow weight of 3,960 pounds, then I should be fine. A good rule of thumb is to try to stay under 80% of the vehicles tow rating. Vehicles were not designed to tow or stop more than their rating.Īlways stay under the vehicle tow ratings. If you have a 6,000+ pound boat being towed by a 4,500 pound SUV, stopping quickly could present a problem. What goes up the grade to the lake must eventually come down, and stop. However, the most important consideration is safety. Towing more weight than the vehicles rating can be hard on the vehicles mechanics. As you can see the actual weight your little SUV is about to pull is not even close to the dry weight in the boat owner’s manual. A typical tandem axle trailer will weigh anywhere from 1,000 to 1,600 pounds. The big consideration not included in dry weight for those that have to tow their boat, the trailer.
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Would you like tower speakers, amps and a stereo with that? Marine batteries, oil, skis, wakeboards, surfboards, lifevests and that space consuming tube the kids love so much, well that stuff can all add up. Have you had to raise or lower that tower? Not as light as you may have thought? Towers add another 70 to 300 pounds. Gasoline in your ski or wakesurf boat weighs 6 lbs per gallon times say 60 gallons for many wake surf boats. Let’s just look at some of the more significant items not included in the dry weight. So what does that mean exactly and is it really that different?
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This would be the lightest bare bones version of that boat they could possibly make. Dry weight means the weight of the boat without trailer, options, fuel, oil, and gear. Dry Weigh tĪll boats reported weight from the manufacturer is dry weight. Lets just say that they are a bit understated. Unfortunately, the weights they post are about as accurate as the weights on an online dating site. Manufacturers will post the weight of each model of boat. Will my sport utility pull it or do I need to go buy a truck? Often potential boat buyers want to know, how much that ski or wakesurf boat weighs.