Rig Check

Every rating. One weak link.

Enter what the boat, trailer and gear weigh, then the ratings printed on your vehicle, hitch and trailer. Empty boxes are skipped.

Your rig

01 Names

Boat or rig name

Tow vehicle

Boat type

02 What the trailer carries

Boat weight (dry)lbFrom the maker or the bill of sale

Engine weight, if not in the boat weightlbLeave 0 if the boat weight includes it

Fuel carriedgal

Fuel type

Water carried (live well, ballast, fresh)gal8.34 lb a gallon

Gear in the boatlbBatteries, anchor, coolers, skis...

Trailer weight, emptylbLabel on the trailer or the maker's spec

03 Scale readings optional, replace the estimates

Scale reading: whole trailer, loadedlbWhole trailer on a truck scale, unhitched or by difference

Scale reading: tonguelbTongue scale, or bathroom scale at hitch height

04 Tow vehicle

Vehicle max trailer weightlbOwner's manual

Vehicle GCWRlbOwner's manual

Vehicle GVWRlbLabel in the driver's door

Vehicle weight as you drive itlbWeighed, or the curb weight

People in the vehiclelb

Cargo in the vehiclelb

05 Hitch

Receiver class (if no label)

Receiver hitch: trailer ratinglbWeight-carrying rating on the label

Receiver hitch: tongue ratinglb

Ball mount: trailer ratinglbStamped on the draw bar

Ball mount: tongue ratinglb

Hitch ball ratinglbStamped on the ball

06 Trailer

Trailer coupler ratinglbStamped on the coupler

Safety chain ratinglbOn the chain tag

Trailer GVWRlbThe trailer's VIN plate

Trailer tire load rating, eachlbMax load on the sidewall

Axles

Trailer brakes

Year the trailer was builtBuild date on the VIN plate; the model year if that is all you have

07 Size on the road optional

Widest point on the trailerinBoat beam or trailer fenders, whichever is wider

Highest point on the trailerinGround to the top of the boat as it sits

Rig length, bumper to sternft