Advertised dry weights?

[Lugnutz]

The Searay website lists advertised dry weights of various boats but I am curious if anybody has ever actually ever weighed their unloaded boat for a comparison to what the website says it weighs.

For example, if the website says the dry weight is 6500 lbs. how much does it really weigh without any fuel, water, or gear onboard?



Anybody have any actual numbers?

 

[MonacoMike]

First off, dry weights are based on base model boat with no options. It also includes no fluids, batteries, or safety gear. On the small to mid-size cruisers, they are 20-30% heavier when wet and loaded with options and gear. My 6500 lbs weighs in at 11,000 lbs on the trailer that weighs around 2,000 lbs. MM

 

[Lugnutz]

I realize that the advertised dry weight is a base model without all the bells and whistles and the included “stuff” that is required to make a trip on it.

I was curious if anybody had gone through the trouble to remove the “stuff” to get a base weight for the boat by itself and then weighed the trailer by itself when the boat was not on it.

For example, the advertised dry weight of my travel trailer is 6800 lbs. And after I removed the LP tanks, batteries, drained the tanks, and removed any “stuff” that the factory didn’t put in I can verify that it weighed in at 7010 lbs. and 8 lbs heavier at another scale.

I was looking for actual numbers to see how close the numbers were compared to the Searay website, if at all. I doubted anybody had gone through the trouble but I was curious so I posted the question.

 

[Lazy Daze]

It is usually pretty close - within a few percent. Sometimes a bit more than advertised, sometimes less. Older boats can sometimes weigh even more if they've gained some water weight. As far as when the boat was new, however, Sea Ray states weights are "approximate" to cover themselves.

 

[MonacoMike]

I realize that the advertised dry weight is a base model without all the bells and whistles and the included “stuff” that is required to make a trip on it.

I was curious if anybody had gone through the trouble to remove the “stuff” to get a base weight for the boat by itself and then weighed the trailer by itself when the boat was not on it.

For example, the advertised dry weight of my travel trailer is 6800 lbs. And after I removed the LP tanks, batteries, drained the tanks, and removed any “stuff” that the factory didn’t put in I can verify that it weighed in at 7010 lbs. and 8 lbs heavier at another scale.

I was looking for actual numbers to see how close the numbers were compared to the Searay website, if at all. I doubted anybody had gone through the trouble but I was curious so I posted the question.

That is a lot of work. :huh:

 

[jason78]

I know several people have posted "real world" weight of their 280DA and it was several thousand pounds heavier than the advertised dry weight. 600lbs could be fuel but that is still way over what is posted.

There is a weight difference between each boat anyway. If you took 2 of boats that were the exact same year, model and options, there could still be hundred(s) of pounds of difference in weight of the fiberglass in the deck and hull from boat to boat. Obviously the larger the boat the more room in that margin. The hull and deck are weighed at the end of the glass shop line. There is an acceptable weight range they must fall within depending on the model of boat. If they weigh within that range they continue on. If not, they are scrapped.

 

[Lazy Daze]

Come to think of it, I think I may have read somewhere in Sea Ray literature that the "acceptable" amount is up to 10%. Don't quote me on that, though - I'm just going off memory...:smt001

The ones I've done, in the past, where never near 10%. I could easily see 600lbs on a 280DA, but a few thousand... I think someone didn't weigh it correctly, you know?

 

[MonacoMike]

Come to think of it, I think I may have read somewhere in Sea Ray literature that the "acceptable" amount is up to 10%. Don't quote me on that, though - I'm just going off memory...:smt001

The ones I've done, in the past, where never near 10%. I could easily see 600lbs on a 280DA, but a few thousand... I think someone didn't weigh it correctly, you know?

I think Jason's "real world" meant wet and ready to go. MM

 

[jason78]

Come to think of it, I think I may have read somewhere in Sea Ray literature that the "acceptable" amount is up to 10%. Don't quote me on that, though - I'm just going off memory...:smt001

The ones I've done, in the past, where never near 10%. I could easily see 600lbs on a 280DA, but a few thousand... I think someone didn't weigh it correctly, you know?

Not sure about that Dennis, the result has been reported by more than one owner of a 280DA. Maybe because the base model has a single engine/OD that is not accounted for? Not sure but at least for a 280DA, it weighs a heck of a lot more than the posted dry weight of 8500lbs. As I recall, a 340 owner here had his boat weighed on slings and it was several thousand pounds heavier than stated dry weight after he accounted for fluids and gear. Dont recall his handle.

http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/36073-Official-Scale-Weight-Results-280-DA.?

I think Jason's "real world" meant wet and ready to go. MM

By "real world" I was trying to express what the boat really weighs in contrast to the marketing material published by Sea Ray. Not necessarily with gear weight factored or not.

 

[chuck1]

IMHO - The actual weight was more on my old 240SD.

 

[floriduramax1]

Come to think of it, I think I may have read somewhere in Sea Ray literature that the "acceptable" amount is up to 10%. Don't quote me on that, though - I'm just going off memory...:smt001

The ones I've done, in the past, where never near 10%. I could easily see 600lbs on a 280DA, but a few thousand... I think someone didn't weigh it correctly, you know?

We have a thread going on this now. This is my actual weight slip as I was on my way to Ft Lauderdale. This is full load, gas and water
My truck weighs 7300-7500 depending on fuel. This puts boat on trailer weighing over 14k. Magic Tilt says this trailer weighs 980# I have been talking with them this week to see if I could beef it up. Unfortunately I will have to get a new trailer I'M looking at the TTALS 28130 (28' 13000lbs) . Sucks bad as I just got this trailer set up and in like new condition:smt021
I installed 6 Maxxis load range E tires and metal valve stems good for 2830lbs each. This might be a little off subject but I want to try to bring this up as many times as possible so other people don't have to spend the money that I did just to do it all over because "someone said so":smt021