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Calculating Your Boat’s Capacity
On boats less than 20 feet in length with no capacity plate, use the following rule of thumb to calculate the number of persons (weighing 150 lbs. each, on average) the vessel can carry safely in good weather conditions.
Number of people = vessel length (ft.) x vessel width (ft.) ÷ 15
For example, for a vessel 18 feet long by 6 feet wide, the number of persons is 18 times 6 (or 108) divided by 15, which equals seven 150-lb. persons (or a total person weight of 7 x 150, or 1050 lbs.).
Thanks Bilge...
I simply could not recall the 'divisor' (15)!
It has been a while since I did those kinds of boarding.
11 people, fuel and gear meant hazardous overloading in my estimation.
Last edited by Elessar; 01-03-2019 at 03:54 PM.
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