Weight of Hardy Fishing 17

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I have a Hardy Fishing 17 with a 50 hp two stroke Yamaha outboard. I need to replace my boat trailer with a new one of an appropriate load capacity. Can anybody tell me the weight of the Hardy fishing 17?
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There are several Hardy 17 models, but the PH should be 560 kg + engine 90 kg.
Then add all gear and equipment.

If your current trailer is OK for the weight that it's capcity might be a baseline.
 
Thanks for the information. I would have used the capacity of the trailer purchased with the boat as the baseline but it seems to be a home built job and not plated and not braked. From the information you have provided it is clear that the gross weight of any trailer/boat combo is going to exceed the 750kg limit and my new trailer will need to have brakes. The only question now is what capacity braked trailer I should go for to give me some "extra carrying capacity" for fuel and a relatively small ammount of extra equipment. Is there anybody out there with a similar boat that can give a recommendation?
 
To give you some idea, the weights in kg of our 5.4m Shetland F4, which is probably not all that dissimilar to the Hardy 17, actually weighed on a weighbridge, are as follows:

Trailer (Indespension Roller Coaster 7) 380
Boat (incl main engine, auxiliary engine, 1 tank petrol, 2x(anchors+rope+chain), 2 batteries, 5L water) 1090
Main engine (Mariner Optimax 75) 170

Max towing weight of car and the gross vehicle weight of trailer are both 1500 kg, so we are just inside it at 1090+380 = 1470 kg. Definitely you will need a braked trailer at this weight, as the limit is 750 kg.

But I would agree, the best thing is to take it to your local weighbridge and get the definitive figures there.
 
Of course going to a weighbridge is a sensible suggestion, but a) to my knowledge there is not one within at least 100 miles of my home and b) the old trailer is now not roadworthy and the boat is sitting on its mooring waiting for the new trailer. I presume that Spi D's figures were not guesses but manufacturers published figures so I will have to go with them and allow reasonable allowances for fuel, battery and the small ammount of equipment on board usually ( anchor, chain etc)
 
Ken20101 said:
Of course going to a weighbridge is a sensible suggestion, but a) to my knowledge there is not one within at least 100 miles of my home and b) the old trailer is now not roadworthy and the boat is sitting on its mooring waiting for the new trailer. I presume that Spi D's figures were not guesses but manufacturers published figures so I will have to go with them and allow reasonable allowances for fuel, battery and the small amount of equipment on board usually ( anchor, chain etc)
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The Fishing version is essentially an open boat with a small cuddy and I am sure will be a lot lighter than the PH version, or the Shetland F4

My guess is that with no gear on board and probably without the outboard it was just within the 750kg limit. Hence the original unbraked trailer. 'I'd think 1 tonne gross would be adequate to include the gear and the outboard.

You dont want to overrate the trailer too much or the suspension will be too hard


tried asking for advice on other forums that are more fishing orientated?
 
On the other hand..

Consider your expected use (long hauls or just around the corner?), towing vehicle, drivers license and trailer design (bunk vs, rollers etc.).

Then browse the second hand market (presumably to find that they keep their value very well) and make a decision:
A) The biggest GW you can tow or
B) the smallest that wil carry your load (guess 8-900 kg).

Probably a trailer GW of some 1200 kg. Depending on car A and B might point in the same direction :)
 
Thanks, I have come to the same conclusion. I'm currently looking at a 1100kg gross weight trailer which I think will give me enough margin .
 
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