R31s weight in water

[Connerkip]

I'm interested in the weight pickup of an in the water rigged boat vs the factory spec dry of 11,000 lbs. Anyone weighed theirs? I haven't had any reponses to the same inquiry on a Cutwater 30 S, so thought I might be able to compare the two.

Thanks, Kip

 

[karmaMD11]

Kip,

We tow every season from Burnt Store to Buffalo and back. I weighed her last year and was quite surprised at the numbers. The boat weighed in at 14,000 lbs alone and 16,000 lbs when she with the trailer. I noticed Ranger changed the published numbers from 11,000 lbs to 12,000 lbs but that was still conservative to what we have. I weighed her with about ½ fuel and no water but 6 months of the commodore's wardrobe changes. Good news is the RAM wanted more.

 

[Connerkip]

Thanks. Our weights are similar. I weighed mine and came up with 13,500 (actually we repositioned it on the lift and weighed it twice. One weight was close to 14,000). That was with pump out, 40 gallons out of 80 water, and 150 out of 180 gallons fuel. I was surprised. Dry weight in the specs is 10,200.