My boat was lifted by a crane onto a cradle today. The crane's load cell measured the weight at 7,300 pounds. The accuracy was probably plus/minus a hundred or two pounds so perhaps the boat is actually a touch lighter. Note that she was lifted without a mast/sails/cushions/sheets/eletronics/and all other gear removed. This is a bit surprising because I thought it would have weighed less fully striped out. I've always expected my boat to be on the light side. I don't have floatation marks, but maybe I'll add them for interests sake next season. My big concern with weight was for trailering and it sure looks like a 6,000 and even a 7,000 pound capacity trailer is out of the question.
