Weighing a large boat

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TomW1 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:43 am fallguy don't you have a truck scale near you? Get it on your trailer and take it to it. Whether it be a quarry or a highway or something else. I am not sure you are going to get an accurate weight with what you are using. Tom
It is 17' wide; under a hoop tent. It would cost about $2000 to put it on the scale with crane fees and transport fees. It will cost me about $4000 to move it 10 miles to the marina.
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fallguy1000 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:52 am
TomW1 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:43 am fallguy don't you have a truck scale near you? Get it on your trailer and take it to it. Whether it be a quarry or a highway or something else. I am not sure you are going to get an accurate weight with what you are using. Tom
It is 17' wide; under a hoop tent. It would cost about $2000 to put it on the scale with crane fees and transport fees. It will cost me about $4000 to move it 10 miles to the marina.
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Wow, that is expensive FG!!! Sorry, Jeff

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fallguy1000 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:52 am
TomW1 wrote: Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:43 am fallguy don't you have a truck scale near you? Get it on your trailer and take it to it. Whether it be a quarry or a highway or something else. I am not sure you are going to get an accurate weight with what you are using. Tom
It is 17' wide; under a hoop tent. It would cost about $2000 to put it on the scale with crane fees and transport fees. It will cost me about $4000 to move it 10 miles to the marina.
When you do move it, and if you use a crane, the crane will almost certainly have an onboard scale. It wont give you the balance, but will give you a relatively accurate gross weight.

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