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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
Newsgroups: net.rec.boat
Subject: Re: 1st Powerboat
Message-ID: <902@mhuxt.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 16:56:05 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 16:56:05 1985
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> WEIGHT: Assuming you are going to put in on a trailer, what are you going
> 	to tow it with?  Most cars these days have very limited towing 
> 	capabilities (check the manufacturer's specs).  Ask what the  
> 	boat and trailer weigh before you buy it (weigh the tongue
> 	and figure this at 15% of total for a rough guess).  No boat is a
> 	bargain if you have to buy a new vehicle to tow it with. 

    Tongue weight is 15% of total weight?  I should hope not.  The trailer
should be set up so that the tongue weight is light enough for one person
to lift.  This is more or less independant of boat weight.
-- 
Jeff Sonntag
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