Scales

Have you thought about a hanging scale? Thats how people in the automotive field do what your doing with your boat. Just weigh everything with some fishing line or a calibrated basket. http://www.scalesgalore.com/DigiWeigh_DWPC2X_Crane_Scales.cfm

>>1128942
Put the shit into your truck and drive it down to ye local trucking scale.

>>1128967
Thanks. I did think about a hanging scale, but some stuff I'm weighing might be hard to balance in a basket so I think a platform might be better. I also want to weigh my resin and then read what is left in the barrel after I'm done, that way I can tell how much resin I use. It would be hard to hang one of those drums, but putting one on a platform would be okay.

>>1128970
I'm going to be weighing so much stuff and want the individual weights because I'm going to use them to calculate weight and balance.

>>1128942

Don't bother, just do an incline test. Here is the wiki page for starters

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclining_test

>>1128942
Scales like you're talking about are hella expensive. How much weight are we talking? Tanita makes an accurate bathroom scale with memory so you can put your stuff on it, wait for the beep and pull it off to see what it weighs. Or use a hanging scale like previously mentioned

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0000U6F2M/ref=mp_s_a_1_5_a_it/151-6607653-7445206?ie=UTF8&qid=1486880725&sr=8-5&keywords=tanita+scale

>>1128942
>>1129761
Currently doing warehouse work, we use ones like that. I wouldn't bother unless you'll use them day in day out.

>>1129682
>just do an incline test.
Thanks, I'm familiar. The reason I want to use a scale is because I want the individual moments caused by each component to be calculated (so Mpart = W * d). The reason is I'd like to learn each moment with respect to distance from the center of gravity, so I know how worthwhile it is to spend money getting lighter components. If a part is right over the CG, I'd spend less to make it lighter than if it was at the bow.

>>1129761
>>1129832
Thanks, yeah I feel like a pretty standard platform scale would be okay. I think the heaviest thing I'd be weighing would be under 400-lbs.

>>1129845

Ah I see. I guess you'd be interested in height as well as centreline displacement.

Just out of interest what boat do you have?

>>1129927
1984 Cigarette 38' flat deck. I'm refurbishing it.