O'Day 20 weight

[mrmuha]

Hello all!

I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 1600lbs and a net weight of 1750lbs. Does anyone have any dry weight / trailerable weight figures?

Thanks,

Sean

 

[HukilauMike]

displacement is how much the boat actually weighs; remember our good friend Archimedes (at least I think it was him) that determined a floating object displaces its own weight in water. The real question is whether the displacement weight includes mast, boom, rigging, cushions, sails, anchor/chain, etc., or is it just for the hull? You can assume it does not include the weight of an outboard or other equipment like electronics, and any water or fuel in tanks. If you are conservative and assume that none of the above are included in the 1600 lbs., you can figure the boom/mast weigh about 60 lbs, an 6 hp two stroke weighs about 50 lbs, and then give yourself another 100 lbs for the rest. Hey, that's about 1800 lbs, which is very close to the "net weight" figure you found! Cool.

 

[Joe11688]

Hello all!

I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 1600lbs and a net weight of 1750lbs. Does anyone have any dry weight / trailerable weight figures?

Thanks,

Sean

Sean,
If you're planning on getting a flat bunk trailer for your boat it would be wise to buy a trailer that will take a 21 or 22' boat so that it can be long enough to float your boat on and off it without swamping your towing vehicle. Your boat's hull could also take a complete roller trailer. In fact, my O'Day 222 came through the boat show with a single axle Load-Rite roller trailer with 15" wheels with a GVWR of 3300 Lbs. I trailered my boat steady for eight years straight.
The best advice I can give you is to go to a large boat trailer dealer and tell them what you have. If the guy is knowledgeable, he can look up the specs on your boat in his PC and give you an idea of what type of trailer will fit your boat. You don't have to buy off him, but you're after some knowledge that will allow you to check out other trailers that you may come across in your search. You could buy a sailboat trailer that will fit your boat and pay big bucks for it, or you could buy a tandem powerboat trailer and add long extension brackets for the bunks plus a keel board to the center of the trailer's cross members and make a sailboat trailer out of it for less money. GVWR is important but you're going to need to be able to float the boat on and off your trailer without investing in a special 10' tongue extension for your trailer.
After my Load-Rite bit the dust on me I went to a Long Trailer dealer in Warren RI and bought a 23' powerboat trailer with 24" extension brackets instead of the 12" that came with it. I took two pressure treated planks and sandwiched them together to attach to the center of the trailer's cross members. I was able to attach these cross members without drilling holes into them. The trailer is Aluminum and the cross members are galvanized steel and the GVWR is 4600.
I'm told that Long went out of business but they are coming back. I really don't know, but the extension brackets on their trailers are the best I've ever seen on the market. Good luck!
Joe