1994 200BR - General questions

[jtomasze]

Hi all,

Well, first time posting to this forum and very new to boating. Looking to purchase a 1994 200BR with 409 hours on it. 5.7L MerCruiser Alpha 1. Classic trailer, single axle. Buy owner and seems relatively priced at 9,500. I am assuming the breaks are surge breaks on the trailer. I was able to see this manual online but unable to find:

Dry weight of boat
Wet weight of boat
Weight of trailer

Most of my knowledge is all online reading but really trying to find a good list of things to look over/inspect when I go to see this boat. I'm open to comments and criticism.

Thanks

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

Welcome to the board. :thumbsup:

 

[190SigSeaRay]

I found the factory sales borchure online at searay.com. It states that the dry weight of the boat is 3100 pounds. An average single axle trailer weighs between 600 and 800 pounds, depending on the material it was built with.

Unfortunately, there are too many variables to give you an accurate "wet weight". How much gear do you generally carry? I'm sure there's a rule of thumb out there that people use to calculate wet weight, but I have yet to see it.

Anyhow, here's a link to the SeaRay brochure:

http://www.searay.com/Archives_Manuals/Sea_Ray_Archives/1994/25 feet and below/200BR_SS.pdf

Good luck, and let us know how this turns out. :thumbsup:

Paul

 

[jtomasze]

Thanks for the responses and links guys. With the boat weighing 3100 and holding 35 gallons max of fuel. A gallon is roughly 6.5 pnds. per gallon so around 228 pnds. extra for a full tank. 3,350 is probably a fair estimate, obviously minus any goodies on board. Hmmm, just need to find the weight of the trailer. My max. towing capability will be 5,000 lbs.

 

[190SigSeaRay]

If you can tow 5K pounds, and the estimated wet weight of the boat is 3350 pounds, I can almost guarantee you'll be okay. You have 1700 pounds to play with, and like I said, your average single axle trailer weighs about 700 pounds. Just for something to compare to, my tandem axle trailer weighs just over 1000 pounds.

Paul