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    • #68737
      RichCarter
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      When I haul with full fuel tank and empty water tanks, the scales say about 24000. I don’t really empty the boat when I haul. I might have about 1500 lbs of stuff in there including anchor gear.

      Rich


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    • #79579
      madsailor
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      Ok, here’s the scoop: the weight and the actual displacement are exactly
      the same or the boat would sink. But the tonnage on the documentation
      isn’t calculated that way. It is the number of 100cu.ft. volumes that can
      carry cargo.

      That said, if the boat dry weighs 23,000lbs, it necessarily displaces
      23,000lbs of water. It turns out that doing so leaves 3′ of freeboard, but
      that’s a design choice.

      I assume each one of our boats weighs a little differently depending on the
      interior and rig. Mine’s the L-shaped ketch.

      Bob
      On Jun 25, 2013 3:58 PM, wrote:

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      When I haul with full fuel tank and empty water tanks, the scales say
      about 24000. I don’t really empty the boat when I haul. I might have
      about 1500 lbs of stuff in there including anchor gear.

      Rich


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    • #79580
      Anonymous

      And my 424 displaces a little more this afternoon due to a basketful of
      fresh mangos, star fruit and bananas I just bought from a St. Lucian
      Rastaman in a dugout cayuco. Irie, mon.

      She ain’t heavy; she’s my sailboat.


      Silverheels, P-424 #17
      http://www.silverheels.us


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    • #79581
      kalinowski
      Participant

      Tor: hope you have a blender on board. Sounds like a mango daiquiri party coming!

      Dan Kalinowski
      Jolly Lama #135
      Keehi Lagoon, O’ahu

    • #79598
      petedd
      Participant

      Thank you Archimedes. This is why water lines and boot strips tend to
      move up over time on cruising boats.

      Pete

      On 6/25/2013 2:17 PM, Robert Fine wrote:

      Quote:
      Ok, here’s the scoop: the weight and the actual displacement are exactly
      the same or the boat would sink. But the tonnage on the documentation
      isn’t calculated that way. It is the number of 100cu.ft. volumes that can
      carry cargo.

      That said, if the boat dry weighs 23,000lbs, it necessarily displaces
      23,000lbs of water. It turns out that doing so leaves 3′ of freeboard, but
      that’s a design choice.

      I assume each one of our boats weighs a little differently depending on the
      interior and rig. Mine’s the L-shaped ketch.

      Bob
      On Jun 25, 2013 3:58 PM, wrote:

      Quote:
      When I haul with full fuel tank and empty water tanks, the scales say
      about 24000. I don’t really empty the boat when I haul. I might have
      about 1500 lbs of stuff in there including anchor gear.

      Rich


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    • #79599
      madsailor
      Moderator

      And, sadly, boaters…

      I’m not being terse. This is from my mobile.
      On Jun 27, 2013 10:35 PM, “Pete Dubler” wrote:

      Quote:
      Thank you Archimedes. This is why water lines and boot strips tend to
      move up over time on cruising boats.

      Pete

      On 6/25/2013 2:17 PM, Robert Fine wrote:

      Quote:
      Ok, here’s the scoop: the weight and the actual displacement are exactly
      the same or the boat would sink. But the tonnage on the documentation
      isn’t calculated that way. It is the number of 100cu.ft. volumes that can
      carry cargo.

      That said, if the boat dry weighs 23,000lbs, it necessarily displaces
      23,000lbs of water. It turns out that doing so leaves 3′ of freeboard,
      but
      that’s a design choice.

      I assume each one of our boats weighs a little differently depending on
      the
      interior and rig. Mine’s the L-shaped ketch.

      Bob
      On Jun 25, 2013 3:58 PM, wrote:

      When I haul with full fuel tank and empty water tanks, the scales say

      Quote:
      about 24000. I don’t really empty the boat when I haul. I might have
      about 1500 lbs of stuff in there including anchor gear.

      Rich


      Original Message


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