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Bob,
That's interesting. Just 40lbs. different than my weight, so we have a consistent 6900#s average total gross with 50% fuel. Any way to find out what the Nordic trailer weighs? I just emailed Myco to get an exact # for mine. No way this thing weighs 1200#s.
Taking 6880 - 40 gallons @ 6#s per gallon (240) = 6640 - 4610 = 2030 #s for the tri-axle Nordic trailer. That sounds much more reasonable to me.
Steve

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I think the boats vary quite a bit in weight from one to the other also. The published weight is ball park. I also don't know what engine that is with. I think a 454. Fuel weighs more like 6.6 lbs/gal I believe. Then you've got oil and about 5 gallons of coolant. Also, I've always heard that boats absorb water and gain a significant amount of weight throughout their life. Don't know if that's really true or not. Having that blower and intercooler adds probably 100 lbs over a 500 efi also. It all adds up!

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Bob,
I just sent all my #s to Myco for a revised est. The fellow I spoke with that gave me the 1200# is an accountant, not an engineer.
MY #s should be a more realistic 4610 (boat) + 300ish (fuel)
+ 100 (jackets/etc) = 5010. 6920#s - 5010#s = 1910 lbs. for my trailer.
I came up with 2030#s for the Nordic tri-axle, an additional 120 lbs. That makes sense too. I think we are getting close.
Glad I'm adding aluminum heads :D !
Regards,
Steve

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Bob must have forgot.....I took my Nordic 3 Axle trailer - the Boat to a scale and the Trailer by itself came in at 1850LBS that including my Spare as well.....So there you have it

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That 1800-1900 lb range sounds much better. I had to weigh my trailer and it having 1 axle less and slightly shorter, weighed 1650 without a spare tire at the time.

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Yep Bent, I forgot. Now we know for sure. So the published weight numbers are pretty close. Running weight is around 5300 with 1 average person.

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Thanks Guys!
Steve

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Don`t feel bad bob, I have that same problem its called old

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The fun has begun:rolleyes: ...........
The machine work is done on my block and the parts are in.
Reassembly has begun.
1st 2 pics are the old 7.5 dish top piston, and the new 8.75:D !
Pics,
Regards,
Steve

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Dart Pro 1s hard coat anodized
Thanks to Eric and Troy @ EB Marine.
Steve