Capacity/Capacity Plate Question

thinkxingu · 05-27-2015, 09:51 AM

Hi All,
My 'Toon has a capacity plate that says 11 people or 1800 pounds. In the next couple weeks, I'm planning on taking some friends and their children out. With three couples that have two children each, we'd be at 12 passengers and a rounded-up weight of 1300 pounds. Because of the size of the children, there's plenty of space to sit while underway.

My question: is this legal? I'm confident it's not overloading the boat for space and weight, but the 12 would exceed the capacity plate, and what I can find for wording is wishy-washy.

Thanks!

05-27-2015, 09:51 AM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,187 Thanks: 1,165 Thanked 2,043 Times in 1,266 Posts	Capacity/Capacity Plate Question Hi All, My 'Toon has a capacity plate that says 11 people or 1800 pounds. In the next couple weeks, I'm planning on taking some friends and their children out. With three couples that have two children each, we'd be at 12 passengers and a rounded-up weight of 1300 pounds. Because of the size of the children, there's plenty of space to sit while underway. My question: is this legal? I'm confident it's not overloading the boat for space and weight, but the 12 would exceed the capacity plate, and what I can find for wording is wishy-washy. Thanks!