Help, how heavy is my boat?

[Dunromin]

I have a 1982 Larsen fibre glass, 17 feet long, with an aproximate beam of 79", and fitted with a Mercruiser 470 inboard, (yes, I know). I need to know the total weight of the boat in order to source a boat lift, but Larson can't help me, using the number on the transome plate. I found Larson boats, of the same dimensions, on the NADA site, with a stated capacity of 120 hp, and weighing 2000 lbs. I'm unsure wether this includes the weight of the engine, which I am told is 750 lbs.
Does 2000 lbs sound right with the engine included? This would mean the boat alone weighs only 1250 lbs.
Thanks for any help.

 

[BobGinCO]

Re: Help, how heavy is my boat?

A. Put the boat in the water.
B. Carefully calculate the volume (in gallons) of water that is displaced by the boat - that is, the size of the "hole in the water".
C. Multiply this by 8.

That's the weight of your boat.

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Help, how heavy is my boat?

The weight on NADA should include the weight of the engine for a non outboard boat. 2K sounds reasonable for the dry weight.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Help, how heavy is my boat?

Take it to a truck scale or a farm feed store.

 

[Dunromin]

Re: Help, how heavy is my boat?

Thanks to all, I'm going with 2000lbs net. Special thanks to BobGinCO, I would never have thought of that, but we still have several inches of ice up here, and my bathtub's too small.