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Whalecod · 09-29-2006, 01:31 PM

hey Mike....... Dont sweat it. My Grady has a 9'3 beam
and ive never sweat towing it when I did. See, the thing is, if they pull you over and measure it, I guarantee they will think the beam is the length from the port stern corner to the starboard stern corner because many people dont realize the beam measurement is amidship. My boat is under 8'6 at the stern and they would never be able to measure amidship anyhow because you would have to go over my hardtop. They may be a tiny bit more apt to pull over a long boat like what youll be towing, but I still wouldnt worry about it too much. Do make sure all your lights work and you have a valid plate though.

09-29-2006, 01:31 PM	#7
Whalecod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arlington Posts: 32	hey Mike....... Dont sweat it. My Grady has a 9'3 beam and ive never sweat towing it when I did. See, the thing is, if they pull you over and measure it, I guarantee they will think the beam is the length from the port stern corner to the starboard stern corner because many people dont realize the beam measurement is amidship. My boat is under 8'6 at the stern and they would never be able to measure amidship anyhow because you would have to go over my hardtop. They may be a tiny bit more apt to pull over a long boat like what youll be towing, but I still wouldnt worry about it too much. Do make sure all your lights work and you have a valid plate though.