cd 25 masimum gross weight ?

[ajens]

We have just purchased a 2006 cd 25 and have been reading the boat owners manual.
According to the manual maximum gross weight is 4500 lbs and "normal" running weight is 3800 lbs.

The hull dry weight is 3602 lbs now if you add a 135HP outboard at 550 lbs and fuel at 640 lbs plus water of 200 lbs I am at 4992 lbs and no one is on the boat yet! What am I missing?

By the way I just came from the scale and boat and trailer weight is 6500 Lbs

[matt_unique]

The latest manuals are all wrong...also take note of the new warranty....

[Doryman]

[DaveS]

[Alasgun]

The "Factory" addressed this warranty thing over a week ago on one of these threads, and assured us everything was still 5 years.

Many times when reading through this stuff and in response's to some of my own post, I see where someone responded with out clear understanding of the topic. I have to assume this was the case here which resulted in an unfounded rumor flying.

If you try to, you can make a lot out of that weight thing with it looking like your real close to the upper limit. Once I realized my King Trailer has 3500 lb axels; times 2 = 7,000 lb, I quit worrying about the rating! I believe the trailer rating on mine is 5400lb but like I said those axels are heavier. If I remember correctly from earlier research they use that same axel up through the 6000 lb models.

I don't believe anyone worries about stupid stuff more than me, but I have real peace about the trailer after having pulled it over 3000 miles over Alaskan frost heaved roads during the last 2 seasons. I did service the wheel bearings this year which only required new seals and grease after cleaning everything up.

Mike

[tsturm]

[matt_unique]

[journey on]

Well, to answer the original question, the factory has established a maximum gross weight that is as described: empty of any payload: passengers, fishing or cruising gear, and anything else.

Now as to why they did it is open to question. It certainly isn't because the boat isn't capable of hauling more, as I certainly run Journey On at between 5500 and 6000 #. So maybe it's for liability? Who knows?

Anyway, the C-25 is capable of floating anything you can get on it, without being overweight. The performance and/or gas mileage will certainly suffer at the top weight, but it doesn't become unstable or tend to sink.

Boris

[matt_unique]

I personally would not accept a vessel without written assurance that it is capable of operating safely as advertised. If the max engine size, full fuel, and full water is over capacity before adding any passengers or gear...something is terribly wrong. Either they are over-rated or there is a mistake in the documentation. I believe it's the latter...but they are responsible for their information.

[journey on]

Well, regarding the Tomcat 255, the owners manual lists the following weights:

Hull (no engines) 6000 #
Full tank of fuel 900 #
Tank of water 250 #

Max Weight 8000 #

Add 2 ea Honda 150s @ 450 # ea, for a total of 8050 # and the Tomcat has the same problem that the C-25 has.

The factory certainly is consistent: their max weight doesn't allow crew or gear.

Boris

[Larry H]

If I recall correctly, 4500 lbs is the maximum weight for a CD-22.

[ajens]

The concensus seems to be that we can load well beyond the 4500# because the manual seems to be ultra conservative and no one has reported a problem with overloading.
By the way - anyone going to be in the Florida Keys for the winter months? We will be at Mangrove Marina in Tavernier at that time. Anybody heading over to the Bahamas?

[matt_unique]

I believe the recently distributed max capacity is wrong for the C-25. Thankfully the printed capacity for the Tomcat in the new manual was wrong (I verified this with the company).

Considering insurance and legal liability should an accident occur, I would get something in writing.

I suspect they will eventually update the information on the website as well.

[Sneaks]

[matt_unique]