Glock Diver
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So, I'm looking to purchase my first boat, something in the 21'-23' range, outboard center console. Have thought about walk arounds, but it seems with used boats, the cuddy cabin is in rough shape. Would like to be able to fish, dive, or cruise around with it. So a CC seems best-suited.
My question- as I'm looking at the NADA guides, the dry weight of the boat is given. Does that include the weight of the motor?
For example, I'm looking at a 1993 Sea Ray Laguna 24' center console, with twin 135hp Mercs, which the www.nadaguides.com website lists at 3800 lbs net weight. ($11,000 asking). Am I to assume that the 3800 lbs is the hull only? Or including the motors?
The reason this is important... my tow vehicle has a GCWR of 11,600 lbs, and it weighs exactly 5020 lbs with a full tank of gas and my fat butt behind the wheel... leaving me 6580 lbs for cargo, add'l passengers, and trailer. (the trailer capacity is listed at 6980 lbs, but I can't tow that much with passengers). Figuring I could have 3 other passengers at 500 lbs total, and maybe 200 lbs of gear, that 6580 is reduced to 5880 lbs of boat, fuel, and trailer.
I'm also figuring:
100 gals fuel = 600 lbs
boat trailer = 900 lbs approx
Thanks in advance, guys!
My question- as I'm looking at the NADA guides, the dry weight of the boat is given. Does that include the weight of the motor?
For example, I'm looking at a 1993 Sea Ray Laguna 24' center console, with twin 135hp Mercs, which the www.nadaguides.com website lists at 3800 lbs net weight. ($11,000 asking). Am I to assume that the 3800 lbs is the hull only? Or including the motors?
The reason this is important... my tow vehicle has a GCWR of 11,600 lbs, and it weighs exactly 5020 lbs with a full tank of gas and my fat butt behind the wheel... leaving me 6580 lbs for cargo, add'l passengers, and trailer. (the trailer capacity is listed at 6980 lbs, but I can't tow that much with passengers). Figuring I could have 3 other passengers at 500 lbs total, and maybe 200 lbs of gear, that 6580 is reduced to 5880 lbs of boat, fuel, and trailer.
I'm also figuring:
100 gals fuel = 600 lbs
boat trailer = 900 lbs approx
Thanks in advance, guys!
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