GL: Boats for Looping BOAT LENGTH

[Sally Miller]

At Conch Harbor in Key West they use a laser beam tape measure to measure every boat. And anyway, WE know what the overall length of our boat is and that's what we pay for.

"Ralph Yost (home)" <Ralph at AlphaCompServices.com> wrote:  Are they really THAT accurate at measuring the length of your boat???
How did they perform the measurement?
R.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John & Judy Gill" 
> Also keep in mind that in Michigan and other areas, your boat may not 
> extend out beyond the length of the slip (or well as they are also 
> called), so that your "TOTAL" length is counted -- swim platform, bow 
> pulpit, sailboat mast, etc. We soon learned that our 36 ft. Carver 
> Mariner is actually 41 feet, 7 and 1/2 inches in length overall.
> 
> John Gill