Certified scale weight of 2013 Z3

[mnpracing]

I've been curious, and I've seen a few posts about the real weight of these boats, so I pulled our Z3 over to a certified scale this morning, and thought I'd share the results. Couple of things to point out:

1. My tank was as full as I could get it, so I'm counting it as 302# (6.3# per gallon)
2. I had on-board 6 wakesurf boards, tool bag, plastic bucket with spare parts, 6 neoprene PFD's, towels, 25# anchor, small cooler (takes up half of built in cooler) with food/water, and some other small junk.
3. The boat is equipped with Alpha Z, two REV10's, and whatever speakers and amps that come with the tower of power, so I have the sub, 2 or 3 amps, etc (you can tell how much I'm into the stereo....don't even know what I have), dual batteries, VX, heater, shower, pro ballast with enzo sacs. I've also added five additional pumps over the stock configuration, surf bimini, Samson board racks. I have no idea how much this stuff weighs.....
4. I first weighed the whole rig (truck and boat/trailer), then unhooked the boat and weighed the truck by itself. The numbers below are just the boat/trailer. It was 460# tongue weight, by the way.

Total boat and trailer weighed in at 6,780#, so the boat itself would be about 5,480# (subtract 1,250 for trailer, 50 for spare tire).....higher than I expected but here are my adjustments to try to reconcile to the published 4,640# of the Z3: Trailer 1,250#, spare tire 50#, fuel 302#, 25# anchor....so everything else in the boat weighed 513#.

I've heard that the 4,640# published weight might be without the tower, electronics, fuel, batteries, etc. Don't know if that is true or not....if its true, then those items could account for a good portion of the 513# difference.

I may try it again at a time when we're not headed to the lake, and take out all the boards, tools, etc. To put it in perspective, a stock Z3 trailer has 7000# GVWR and 5,750# maximum capacity.

[talltigeguy]

I have always heard that the tower is not included in the weight. It is an 'option', even if it is an option everyone gets.

[Ewok]

I did the same thing with my RZ2, weighed it with full tank of gas, boards and coolers setup for a day on the lake and it came in at 6,400 lbs. I've been told and read in boating world magazine that the dry weight only includes standard equipment, and for most boat manufacturers, the tower, stereo, and all the goodies are options, not included in the dry weight. It's surprising for a new boat owner that the dry weight is not the real weight of the boat. Unless the dealer is good and honest, many folks are towing more boat than they think and they might be punishing their smaller SUV with too much weight.

[Z1Fan]

Does not suprise me one bit , my 2013. Z1 played a lot on the ball of my Tahoe and I never really knew why , but on my 2003 dually , I never really felt it , but what I am reading above is definately beginning to explain a lot

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[jeremiah.hough]

That is definitely more than i would have guessed. I am about to purchase a Z3 or RZ2 and I'm a little concerned about pulling it with my F150. I will be towing the boat about 100 miles each way to the lake. Will the F150 do the job? My 1/2 ton chevy did fine with my 22ve but not sure about it's weight.

[mnpracing]

That is definitely more than i would have guessed. I am about to purchase a Z3 or RZ2 and I'm a little concerned about pulling it with my F150. I will be towing the boat about 100 miles each way to the lake. Will the F150 do the job? My 1/2 ton chevy did fine with my 22ve but not sure about it's weight.

I pull with an Expedition EL with no issues (I have the HD towing package rated at 8,700# "max loaded trailer weight" . I think the F-150 (at least the new ones) are rated at 11,300# with the towing package.

[Ewok]

It's only slightly heavier than the Ve, I towed mine up from TX to WA with a V8 4Runner and it did fine, and I now pull with a sequoia and it does better, the F-150 should be no problem.

[Sayonara]

Hello friends. Just curious to see if there have been any additional real world scale weights taken for the Z3?
It's currently listed at 4500lbs and Tige confirmed that number includes the Alpha Z tower. Im guessing the real world weight is much higher. I'm currently looking for a local scale to take my 2016 Z3 to weigh it so I can buy an appropriately matched boat lift. My 4000lb lift really struggles so I'm only lifting it about a foot right now just to keep it from floating away. Thought I'd check in and if I can get mine weighed Ill post the numbers.

[JohnnieMo]

I have a Z1 reference.

I weighed mine shortly after I bought it in the spring of 2014. It was stripped right down. Most of the interior was out. Low on gas. No batteries.

Here is the truck and boat combined:


And just the truck:


So that is a dry dry boat weight of 5760lbs on the trailer.

I've also weighed it when TOTALLY loaded with gear. This includes food etc. for a week long trip to the lake. It tipped the scales at about 7000lbs.

So I would say a Z1 ranges from 5700lbs to 7000lbs on the trailer. A Z3 should be about +500. (inclusive of trailer)

[Sayonara]

Thanks for the reference info. I just confirmed a location close to home to get my rig weighed and will do that shortly and provide that information.

[JohnnieMo]

Thanks for the reference info. I just confirmed a location close to home to get my rig weighed and will do that shortly and provide that information.

5000lbs +/- 5% with ballast empty and people out should be a reasonable number to shoot for. Not surprised your 4000# lift is unhappy.

[Sayonara]

I got my 2016 Z3 and Boatmate Trailer to the scales on Monday. Numbers and Stats below:

6900lbs Boat/Trailer
1400lb Trailer
5500lb Z3 Boat weight

Boat options included:
Full tank of Gas (50 gal)
Alpha Z Tower
Tower of Power Sound System
Subwoofer
4 Rev 10's with LED light rings
1 set of Wake/Surf Racks
2 under water LED lights
Tower Mood Lighting
Bimini and Extension
ZCline Captain Chair
6 Vests
6 Towels
Small toolbox with miscellaneous tools
3 empty Monster Energy Cans.

I hope this info is helpfull for others.

[SKSailboatshop]

The whole "dry weight" is a bit misleading as it is without options...TRAILER tower tower speakers etc.


but now for 17 the tower taps 3 etc..are all standard so the advertised weight should actually be closer. Plus your trailer

[Sayonara]

I agree. I was told by Tige that the Z3 dry weight of 4500lbs does include the Alpha Z tower.
With my actual weight, that leaves 1000lbs for fuel (400) 4 Rev10's (80) Subwoofer, Amplifiers, 2 Batteries. Misc options and accesories, etc.
Now it will go up ~6-800 lbs more with the added lead, etc.

[Ewok]

That's pretty close to what I saw win my RZ2. I was at 6400 lbs fully loaded for the lake, and the dry weight on the boat is listed at 4150. My boat is a 2009, seems like the towers isn't counted in dry weights yet. But if it is, there is an extra 400-500 lbs sitting in the boat somewhere.


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