capacity plate?

[relocyo]

does anyone know if a boat absolutely has to have a capacity plate installed on it? mine is long gone... just wondering if this is going to be a problem with the authorities?

 

[bill lewinski]

Re: capacity plate?

Not necessarilly the original plate but it must have one listing no. of people,
max wgt and max hp. Yes its the law.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: capacity plate?

Welcome to iboats.

It really is how your local authorities deal with it. Obviously if you are overloaded you will get a ticket. There might even be a question with your insurance company.

Are you trying to properly figure out the capacity? What is the boat? The model? Maybe an iboats member has one and can lend information to your dilemma.

 

[relocyo]

Re: capacity plate?

thanks for the input. its a 1977 glastron gt 150 i dont plan on putting more than 4 adults and some beer/ice/cooler but the dang thing doesnt have a cap. plate. i guess next question is how would i go about acquiring a new one... thanks for the input! im a new boat owner and this site has been great all around!!!

 

[ken_23434]

Re: capacity plate?

Mine was so faded it could hardly be read. I contacted the OEM and asked about getting a new one. They said they do not make replacement ones, but sent me an electronic copy of one (jpg or pdf, can't remember).

One of the offices at work has an engraving machine hooked up to a computer. Basically, the engraver is the "printer" to the attached computer.

I typed up the info in basically the same format as the original cap plate and had the computer "print" it to a piece of 2 layer plastic (top layer is blue, bottom is white). When this engraver does it's thing, it cuts through the top color layer and then the letters or graphic shows up with the bottom color.

I then drilled and riveted it next to the original one.

Since the OEM's don't or cannot provide replacement ones, I am not sure what else we can do. I also don't know what would prevent someone from changing the data. My wife actually got mad that I did not increase the capacity by 2 or 3 people so we could "safely" take more people out. Her "safe" and my "safe" are 2 different definitions.