Is it safe

[lynnboy021]

I have a 89 sunbird barletta and it's 4100 lbs and I bought a trailer and the guy said the trailer will hold my boat...,, so my ? Is the trailer has a max load of 4500 lbs and max load with boat and trailer is 5500 and the boat is let's say 4200 lbs is the boat safe for the trailer?????

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: Is it safe

A 4100lb Boat on a 4500lb rated trailer gives you 400lbs for fuel and equipment.
It is close but workable. Keep the tires properly inflated!

What makes you think the boat is 4100 lbs?
Was that Then... or is that now?
Has it been weighted recently?

Boat are like people, they tend to gain weight with age.

 

[tpenfield]

Re: Is it safe

I have a 89 sunbird barletta and it's 4100 lbs and I bought a trailer and the guy said the trailer will hold my boat...,, so my ? Is the trailer has a max load of 4500 lbs and max load with boat and trailer is 5500 and the boat is let's say 4200 lbs is the boat safe for the trailer?????

According to the numbers, you are still within the boundaries of 'safe', as long as you do not load up the boat with too much 'stuff'.

Knowing the actual weight of the boat/trailer would be good, boats have a tendency to gain weight as they age.

 

[lynnboy021]

Re: Is it safe

well i got my info from nada.com typed in my boat info and it said 1989 Sunbird Boat Co BARLETTA 229 - 23' Net Weight 4140.....

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: Is it safe

well i got my info from nada.com typed in my boat info and it said 1989 Sunbird Boat Co BARLETTA 229 - 23' Net Weight 4140.....

And iBoats says the 229 was 4142lbs. Close enough!

That is what it weighed 23 years ago as it left the factory.
Bone dry, No Fuel, No equipment, No Soggy Wood. It hasn't weight that since!
The issue we keep hinting at is; What does YOUR Boat weigh TODAY!?
It could easily have gained a few hundred pounds without you knowing about it.

But the question of, "Is It Safe?"

Answer. It is as safe as it ever was. And No safer than you should expect.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Is it safe

By the time you put in 50 gallons of fuel, batteries, and gear, you are overweight.


Are the correct load rated tires even on the trailer?

People often replace with a cheap alternative to cut corners.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Is it safe

well i got my info from nada.com typed in my boat info and it said 1989 Sunbird Boat Co BARLETTA 229 - 23' Net Weight 4140.....

Now you get to add the weight of xx gallons of fuel, at least one battery, a cover or bimini if it has one, an anchor, coolers, adult beverages, life jackets, fishing tackle, water skis, (you get the picture.) I'm guessing you will be very close or slightly over the 4500#.

 

[lynnboy021]

Re: Is it safe

Are the correct load rated tires even on the trailer?

sorry i dont know i just got the trailer from my boat parts guy and he said that they upgraded the springs 4 yrs ago and he had a big boat like a speed boat on it and he also said it had a big block 454 something like that..... i called him and told him all the info of my boat and trailer and he said he is more then 100% that the trailer will be fine..... i will take pics tomorrow of trailer and boat and the trailer tag

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Is it safe

What did he up grade them to would be the question. And is it a single or a double axle and for a boat that size it should have breaks on at least one axle. Around 3500 is what most single axles are rated at so I am guessing its a double.

 

[lynnboy021]

Re: Is it safe

What did he up grade them to would be the question. And is it a single or a double axle and for a boat that size it should have breaks on at least one axle. Around 3500 is what most single axles are rated at so I am guessing its a double.

sorry its a double axle and yes it has breaks