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10 August 2011, 20:35
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Country: UK - England
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Boat name: Tender To Sea Poppy
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Flatacraft Force 3 GT Weight
Hi Everyone,
I've just bought a Flatacraft Force 3 GT with a 40HP 2 Stroke mariner on it.
It does about 24 KTS flat out and is soooo much fun that I want to take it everywhere I go with my bigger boat. The problem is that I don't want to tow it everywhere. I was contemplating fitting Davits and hanging it from the transom as this Flatacraft already has 4 lifting eyes installed.
Can anyone tell me what this would weigh? (Boat & Outboard, tank removed)
I hope you guys are having as much fun on the water as I am! 
Regards
Paul
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10 August 2011, 22:15
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Force 3?! Are you sure it's not a Force 4?
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10 August 2011, 22:40
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I reckon a Force 3 GT with a 40 on should be good for a bit more than 24 knots
Nasher probably has the spec, if not I can look it up when I'm back in the office but that won't be for a couple of weeks.
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10 August 2011, 23:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John Kennett
I reckon a Force 3 GT with a 40 on should be good for a bit more than 24 knots
Nasher probably has the spec, if not I can look it up when I'm back in the office but that won't be for a couple of weeks.
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That's why I think it might be a Force 4. It'd be a rocket ship with 40hp on a F3.
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10 August 2011, 23:25
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Hmmmm
Hmmmm - not sure. Its 11ft long with 4 seats, 2 forward facing 2 backwards.
Clocked it with GPS. Seems VERY fast but was 24 KTS on GPS.
Raced it with my Bayliner 2755 too and they are pretty even but the bayliner needs a tune up. Doing that tomorrow
I could do with the weight soon if anyone can help, sorry to be pushy but I desperately need to get it on davits as the mooring fees are building up 
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10 August 2011, 23:30
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Pics
See pics if that helps
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10 August 2011, 23:32
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Originally Posted by Billywhizz26
See pics if that helps
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DOH!!!!
Its got Force 3 GT written on it!
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10 August 2011, 23:41
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It should be a LOT faster than 24 knots.
Unless someone's got the weight of the motor to hand, it's probably a better idea to run it over a public weighbridge and knock some off for the weight of the trailer.
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10 August 2011, 23:52
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The Motor's not the problem, I can look that up.
Do you know the weight of the boat then, roughly?
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11 August 2011, 00:11
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Originally Posted by Billywhizz26
The Motor's not the problem, I can look that up.
Do you know the weight of the boat then, roughly?
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Unfortunately not.
Hopefully Nasher will know.
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11 August 2011, 00:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
It should be a LOT faster than 24 knots.
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I'll check that the throttle linkage is pulling the throttle fully open and clock it again over the next few days. Can only open her up with 2 people in it or it gets a bit lively
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