Bess-C
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- C Dory Year
- 2003
- C Dory Model
- 25 Cruiser
- Vessel Name
- Bess-C
I weighed Bess-C today on my way to put her away in storage. I've seen a lot of speculation about the weight of the 25's. My guess on the weight of our boat was somewhere between 7000-7500#. It weighed 6920 lbs. including the King tandem trailer.
The boat was set up as follows. Honda 130, Honda 15 kicker, Honda 2 dingy motor and dingy. My estimate is about 40-50 gallons of fuel, empty water and holding tanks. We store a lot of our gear aboard the boat, so I think we would add 200#'s max when traveling. We don't have radar, a stainless arch or canvas back yet. I think that might add another 200#'s. That puts our potential maximum at about 7400#'s.
Hope this info helps those of you contemplating a 25' and what it will take for towing. We tow with a '03 Ford Expedition It is rated at 8,650#'s towing capacity with a weight distributing hitch. Seems to tow the boat fine, with little stress or strain.
Lyle
The boat was set up as follows. Honda 130, Honda 15 kicker, Honda 2 dingy motor and dingy. My estimate is about 40-50 gallons of fuel, empty water and holding tanks. We store a lot of our gear aboard the boat, so I think we would add 200#'s max when traveling. We don't have radar, a stainless arch or canvas back yet. I think that might add another 200#'s. That puts our potential maximum at about 7400#'s.
Hope this info helps those of you contemplating a 25' and what it will take for towing. We tow with a '03 Ford Expedition It is rated at 8,650#'s towing capacity with a weight distributing hitch. Seems to tow the boat fine, with little stress or strain.
Lyle