Boat Length Etiquette

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TimHenn

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This might be a trivial question but I'm curious what others do.

Boats generally have a hull length, length and length overall (LOA). Outside of the docking discussion with is always LOA, what do most people say is the length of they're boat in a casual conversation or otherwise?

Maybe it doesn't make any difference but curious to know if there is any boat etiquette around this topic.
 
Mine is titled 40'9" it's called a 40 Sedan Bridge I call it a 40. LOA is well over 44. It's not like we are talking to a woman in bar bragging is it?
Bill
 
I really don't think this has any valid application to real life.
 
I have a Regal 260. If talking about it, I say its 26'. LOA is just shy of 29'. I don't feel the need to go by LOA.
 
My Regal 2660 is 26'; 29' 10" LOA. Marina charges me for 26' luckily! If they ever tape it, I'm screwed!
 
My model is a 48 Super Sport. It's 48' 8" plus pulpit and platform, well over 52'.

It's a 48 footer to me.
 
Old school measures from bow to stern, new school measures pulpit to end of swim platform or whatever protrusions :-D
 
I have a 44' about 48.7' loa
it's still a 44' if only the marinas agreed life would be grand. When I travel they tend to go by LOA for dock space. worth every inch in may book.
 
If the swim platform is bolted on it doesn't count. If is intigrated it's part of the length. In the 80s this was the reason for an identical boat to grew 2 feet from 1983 to 1984.
 
There are two things that men consistently lie about the length of. One of them is boats....
 
For me, a boat has two lengths ( Lwl excluded ): The marina/docking length, and "the other one".

The "marina length" is the true/actual measured length from the foremost point of "everything" to the aft-most point of "everything". In theory, if you moor alongside the dock, this is the amount of dock you will require as an absolute minimum. ( Obviously you want more than this. But this is the min without breaking anything )

The "other one" is the one on the boat's registration/documentation. Sitting at the bar, if you ask me how long my boat is, this is the length I will cite.
 
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Originally posted by Live2Dive

There are two things that men consistently lie about the length of. One of them is boats....

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+1
 
My last boat was a Chaparral it was 33.5 LOA when I bought the boat the yard sold it as a 33 and it said 33 on the side. I did some research before I bought the boat and in 1990 they didn't make a 33 it was called a signature 30. I felt like they were trying to scam me when I bought the boat. It turns out the last owner on the boat kept it in a yard that charges LOA for dock space, it seems she felt if she was going to pay for 33' she wanted everyone to think it was a 33 footer so she changed the numbers on the side of the boat. When I polished the boat you could see the shadow of the old numbers. I don't get that mind set to do something like that. When I had the boat repainted and left and numbers of completely.
 
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Originally posted by Live2Dive

There are two things that men consistently lie about the length of. One of them is boats....

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I love it!!!
 
Silverton 34 Convertible. LOA 39' 9". Boat is 34 feet long and that's what i call it.
 
My boat is 28' LOA 31'. To people that I know are not going to see the boat I say its 48'
 
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Silverton 34 Convertible. LOA 39' 9". Boat is 34 feet long and that's what i call it.

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silverton 36c loa 39'9" i'd rather call it
34
 
You're all either liars (no offense) or very modest and polite in the extreme.

My boat is a 1989 Sea Ray 300, and when someone asks I always say "it's 30 foot boat, but in today's world it's more like 34'. And yes, I make this clear so they know that my boat is somewhat larger than the 30' may suggest. I know it's vanity to some degree to say this.

If we get into a boat conversation, I'll also say it's more than 11' wide and explain that this is where the space really matters (note - it's only 11'1" but that's over 11' in my book). Might even throw in how much the damn thing costs me, with the intent to demostrate that I can afford it. Oh, and saying it has air conditioning, which usually surprises them, really makes me feel good.

Just being honest with you all. :)
 
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