Tounge weight Sport 200

[rmcavoy1000]

What is the Tounge weight of a dual axle Sea Ray trailer with a 2005 Sport 200

 

[blaster]

My 205 with a tandem ShoreLandr has a tongue weight around 300lbs.

 

[Arminius]

Tongue weight is unique to each setup depending on the location of the boat on the trailer. You can loosen the big U-bolts on the stops, retighten them and winch the boat forward to increase the weight. Seems like I found a scale once that would read that high. I needed to shorten the rig so I could close the garage door. I would recommend against getting a barely capable tow vehicle as conditions can change unexpectedly eliminating a minimal safety margin.

 

[GypsmJim]

I personally run 7% with a single axle and 5% with a tandem. But than again I don't go above 65 mph.

Surely moving a boat forward or aft can change the weight. But weight is weight. No matter where the boat is.

Another option is moving the axle. My current boat had the wrong distribution and I couldn't move the boat any further forward. I don't like moving axles. So, I mounted a US 50 caliber ammo can on the tongue and filled it with 110 pounds of wheel weights. Went up to 7% in a jiffy. Problem solved.

A simple bathroom scale will enable the data. You just might have to use a lever and calculate the full weight. Easy peasy, google it.

Regardless, nobody can answer your question unless you post the total weight of the rig.

 

[blaster]

My 205 which is the newer 200 sport has a listed weight of 4,200 lbs on the trailer. Add fuel and gear and I am about 4,600 fully loaded without passengers. I can lift the tongue by myself just barely. My ex wife weighed 260 when we divorced and I could easily lift her in comparison.

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

My ex wife weighed 260 when we divorced

 

[GypsmJim]

My 205 which is the newer 200 sport has a listed weight of 4,200 lbs on the trailer. Add fuel and gear and I am about 4,600 fully loaded without passengers. I can lift the tongue by myself just barely. My ex wife weighed 260 when we divorced and I could easily lift her in comparison.

Conservative boaters would suggest a 460# tongue weight for your rig. A more "practical" approach would be 322#, which would work in most cases. Assuming yours is a tandem trailer you might even be able to go as low as 230#.

In truth, it can be a trial and error proposition. Dimensions of the towcar and boat may come in to play as well.

 

[blaster]

Serious as a heart attack. Im surprised she hasn’t had one yet.

 

[slomaro]

Loadmaster set mine up around 7% based on my scaling. Slightly bigger boat at 22ft, but she tows great.