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Exceeding rated horsepower?

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: What can happen legally, if you exceed the rated horsepower by say
: 5-15hp on the coast guard hull plate? Do you get a ticket/fine what's
: the story? Does the rating go by weight/flotation or displacement or
: horsepower/hull? Any help appreciated. Tom.

I read an article about the origin of the hull HP ratings in
"Trailer Boat Magazine". Ironically, the restriction isn't based
on actual horsepower but weight. There's a grand assumption that there
is a correlation. It's my understanding that the CG probably wouldn't
issue a citation regarding a mismatch. However, you may want to check
with your insurance company to see if they feel the same way. Should
an accident occur, they may decline liability.

b.

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