tonage

[lightining stryker]

i am trying to find out what the tonage on a 1986 236 mako.not the weight of the boat.is it under 5 tons

[Sailor]

You can start with http://www.mako-boats.com and go to Boat Specs. This will give you a rough estimate of the hull, then add motor, batteries, fuel, gear, etc. The site does show an 1986 236 at 3,800 pounds so I'm pretty confident you are under 5 tons, but the best method would be to take the boat and motor to a certified scale and have the whole thing weighed.

[makorider]

Its based, as I remember, on a volume calculation and has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with what the boat weights on the scales as stryker has said.

LS...I think you're marginal, if I had to bet I'd say your over 5 tons. I think when my father did the calcs on our 26 back when my little bro went for his ticket, I think the 26 came in at 8 tons...but I cant exactly remember, may have even been more. But off hand, I'd say you're over.

[Sailor]

I guess I should have read that one a little closer. Having a three week old baby is starting to show it's effects......

[makorider]

Yeah, its god's sleep deprivation experiment.

Look at it this way...my daughter was born last march. By the time canyon season came around, I was in such prime chunking trip shape, I was almost immune to being tired and sleepy, I was like ironman up all night throwing chunks. It puts you in good fishing shape!