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Com-Pac 16 general questions
- Thread starter shine
- Start date Dec 31, 2022
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Does anyone know the pulling weight of these boats on the trailer? Which year models are best and why? Best and worst thing about them besides the price and small cabin?
What specifically do you mean by pulling weight on the trailer........tongue weight? If so, it should be between 10 -15 percent of the combined boat and trailer weight Boat Towing Guide: How to Trailer a Boat - boats.com . Com-Pac 16 - Wikipedia Com-Pac 16 — Sailboat Guide Check with the owner's group Com-Pac Yacht Owners Association - Index (cpyoa.com) and Meet the Owners of Com-Pac Yachts
And for my learning does the towing capacity of a vehicle include the weight of the vehicle? For instance my jeep weighs about 4,000 lbs. Its towing capacity is around 6,000 lbs. So, a trailer and boat would have to be under 2,000 lbs. Is that right?
Towing capacity is the maximum weight a vehicle can tow. Whereas, Gross Combined Weight Rating {GCWR), which is the maximum weight of your vehicle with a trailer attached, as determined by the vehicle manufacturer, or combined weight means the weight of both the tow vehicle and the trailer together. It also includes any cargo or load placed in either vehicle. How to Measure Towing Capacity, GVWR, GCWR - Towing 101 (curtmfg.com) ,
Might consider obtaining the following weights at you local moving company truck scale: 1. tow vehicle with trailer/boat hooked up to obtain GCWR . 2. trailer/boat unhitched from the tow vehicle to obtain a total towed weight . 3. trailer/boat weight hitched to the tow vehicle off the scale to obtain net trailer/boat weight . 4. subract 3 from 2 to obtain tongue weight . That is what I do to make confirm my trailer is not overloaded for the tow vehicle.
When I lived in Southold NY you could do this at the dump - ah, transfer station. #3 Stumps me.
The method above is how I determined the pin weight (weight of the loaded trailer king pin on the tow vehicle bed hitch) of my fifth wheel trailer.
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Dec 31, 2022 · Com-Pac 16 — Sailboat Guide Check with the owner's group Com-Pac Yacht Owners Association - Index (cpyoa.com) and Meet the Owners of Com-Pac Yachts Last edited: Dec 31, 2022