Any Idea??

[Tootles]

Does anyone know the approximate weight of an unladen (Leeds Liverpool) steel short boat, complete with engine??? A friend of mine is working out the crane lift capacity on a boat he's considering buying.

Ta,

Dave.

[Matthew Dowson]

Does anyone know the approximate weight of an unladen (Leeds Liverpool) steel short boat, complete with engine??? A friend of mine is working out the crane lift capacity on a boat he's considering buying.

Ta,

Dave.

 

Try Ian at Pennine Cruisers, he's got one that he had built. www.penninecruisers.co.uk

[Tootles]

Try Ian at Pennine Cruisers, he's got one that he had built. www.penninecruisers.co.uk

 

Thanks, will do.

[bottle]

Tootles

 

It is not only the weight of the boat that is important but the 'reach' of the crane.

 

For example lifting a 20 tonne boat very near the crane then porbably a 25 tonne crane will suffice but if it is required to 'reach' out across a distance to put the boat in the water then possibly a 100/200 tonne crane is required.

 

These are not actual figures, just to make you aware if not already.

[Pluto]

Does anyone know the approximate weight of an unladen (Leeds Liverpool) steel short boat, complete with engine??? A friend of mine is working out the crane lift capacity on a boat he's considering buying.

Ta,

Dave.

I would have thought 20 to 25 tons, dependent on what is inside the boat, especially water in the bilges. They are not that much heavier than a narrow boat, you just have to consider the extra bottom width, as do people who need to go on a diet.