Good points jrf...I DID neglect to consider the weight of the gear that was removed...and I promise to publish no more weights until I get a sufficiently accurate scale! Good thing I provided enough info for you to deduce what I was doing . When I do weigh it, it will include the floats, water rudder, my built up struts, and the control cable. I still have my old land gear for it and I'll have to weigh that too. Soon enough I'll get myself out of the "weighing" dark ages. No guarantees I'll get that before this thread goes out of focus though.