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Old 29 November 2011, 14:44   #21
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Did't DHD weigh his 5.8 Vipermax a while back? Fully loaded it came in at 1500kg if I remember correctly. If this trailer has a GTW of 1300kg, it explain a few things.
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Did't DHD weigh his 5.8 Vipermax a while back? Fully loaded it came in at 1500kg if I remember correctly. If this trailer has a GTW of 1300kg, it explain a few things.
There are some very strange Vipermax weight figures around, and although I am not doubting their legitimacy, we got 1800kg exactly on a single axle 1800kg rated axle which came out at a 1300kg weight (100 litres fuel, empty otherwise) for the boat.
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Did't DHD weigh his 5.8 Vipermax a while back? Fully loaded it came in at 1500kg if I remember correctly. If this trailer has a GTW of 1300kg, it explain a few things.
The concrete has a fall up towards the camera so more pressure is on the side shown in the picture.

I have access to a weighbridge so I will weigh it once set up.

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The concrete has a fall up towards the camera so more pressure is on the side shown in the picture.
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Old 30 November 2011, 09:18   #25
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Makes you fall up every time

Roy estimated the weight of my 5.8 for shipping documents to be about 1500kg inc the trailer (which was an 1800kg rated trailer).
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Fall = technical name for a slope!

The wheel nearest the camera is therefore under more load that the right hand side one.

You are definitely over egging your estimation on weight. This boat has a 90ltr tank and a 90hp 2 stroke outboard, hardly heavy!

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Fall = technical name for a slope!

The wheel nearest the camera is therefore under more load that the right hand side one.
Are you saying the 'uphill' wheel has a heavier loading than the 'downhill' one?



BTW, the wheel nearer the camera is on the right hand side......
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