Now this is confusing as Heck --
One "Official website states you cannot exceed "either" the person count or weight ..... another says you can
Your boat should have a capacity plate that tells you how many persons or pounds you can have on the boat. Manufacturers typically assume the weight of each person to be 150 pounds,
so if you are taking small children or heavier adults, you need to adjust the number of people you can take. The capacity plate will also tell you the horsepower recommendations.
http://www.safeboatingcard.com/Manua...Chapter1_3.jsp
Another interesting fact is this question / debate came up in 2010 in this very Forum with no conclusion
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10520
and Finally -- seems there are different versions of the Capacity plate. The below would indicate Max number of people as Gourmand indicates
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