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Trailer tongue weight
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- First Mate
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- Home Port: Blanchardville, WI.
- Location: Blanchardville, WI.
Trailer tongue weight
What are A25 typical trailer tongue weights?
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- Gold Member
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- Home Port: Peoria, AZ USA
Re: Trailer tongue weight
Boat + trailer weight of an Albin 25 should be around +/- 6,000 lbs depending on a number of factors included weight of the trailer plus boat and all the fuel, water, gear, etc aboard. Rule of thumb is tongue weight should be around 10% of rig's weight. So 500 to 600 lbs should be the range to shoot for. Fore and aft placement of the boat on trailer and how it's loaded (too heavy aft and too light forward the boat is bad) and the wheelbase from trailer's axles to tongue are the determining factors. I have seen boats on trailers that had insufficient tongue weight fishtail to the point of going out of control and flipping at highway speeds. Don't forget the tow vehicle's weight, wheel base, and towing capacity. You probably don't have too many steep hills in Wisconsin to deal with unlike out in the Intermountain West where 5% and 6% grades are common, but for sure you don't want the tail wagging the dog.
La Dolce Vita
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
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Re: Trailer tongue weight
Thank you DA for the info. Sorry to hear of the selling of your Albin, I understand. I hope your vast knowledge and experience will remain available to all of us here. Stay well, Scott
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Re: Trailer tongue weight
Thanks! From on the road, Panguitch, UT
La Dolce Vita
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond
1971 Albin 25 #736
Yanmar 3GM30F
Gig Harbor Boatworks Nisqually 8 dinghy
Residence: Peoria, AZ
Homeport: Lake Pleasant, AZ & beyond