Capacity plate info

[cheesegrits]

I have a 1973 Aquasport 19-6 that I am restoring. The capacity plate is totally illegible. Is there a way of finding out what it originally said as to persons and weight?

 

[cheesegrits]

Re: Capacity plate info

Anybody?

 

[Numlaar]

Re: Capacity plate info

I contacted the Florida Fish & game commission, and the DMV (which handles boat registrations). They both said the only way to get a replacement is via the manufacturer...

Now for me thats a huge problem because the boat builder for my boat went out of business a while ago...

I dont know about aquasport... I thought they were still in business, but can't seem to find a dealer for them anymore... so guess not... someone else can probably chime in there...

The only solution I found was to try and find someone with the same boat to take a picture of thier's and have a new one made up at a sign/trophy/plaque place... but I never got a reply... you'll probably have better luck with an aquasport than I did with my brand hehe.

Here is what the Fish & Game commision sent me for the formula:

"To answer your question for it being the capacity plate. If you are
unable to obtain this information from the manufacturer, then you can use
this formula to determine what your boats capacity is;
vessel length (feet) multiply vessel width (feet) dived by 15. This will give you the total maximum number of people you may have your boat. You can take the total number of people then multiply by 150, this will give you the
total maximum weight limit."


But there is no formula for max HP rating...

Here was my thread on it:

Capacity Plate


Good luck!

Num

 

[cheesegrits]

Re: Capacity plate info

Thanks Num! Genmar quit making Aquasports in 05. I saw a thread over on classicaquasport.com about the formula for figuring out max HP. I'll try to find it and post it. Lets see 19.5 X 7 / 15 = 9.1 persons. Man thats a crowd! X 150 = ~1400 bs. That I can live with! Thanks again!

 

[geeco1]

Re: Capacity plate info

Here are two formulas from the Illinois DNR. These can be found on their web page and will vary depending on the type of boat you have.

Note: All dimensions are in feet

Max HP = (length * width *2) - 90
Max Person = length * width / 15

Again the type of boat will change these formulas. Here is the link to the page.
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/admin/boats.htm
Click on watercraft capacity formulas.