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capaticy plate
On Jul 3, 3:02*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:8c6q64hl4sn26h4p6s94nhi6ne80veoleb@4ax .com... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:39:44 -0400, "Ernest Scribbler" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote Has to be permanetly fixed at or near the operator's position. *Has to - it's got to be there. As I understand the law, the manufacturer has to put a capacity label there, but there's no law against an owner removing it. Kind of like those tags on mattresses. That's only at the fed level; there may be other state laws that apply. A Maxum dealer should be able to get the OP a new one if his is missing. No. *The CFR says all boats have to have the capacity plate. *If you have seperate insurance for your boat, the company may hold you liable for any claims if one isn't present and you overload the boat. There is a way to rebadge the boat by changing propulsion or decreasing the number of people allowed on board, but it has to be there. CFR 183.23 and 183.25 http://tinyurl.com/5szakh All boats do not have to have a capacity plate stating the number of passengers and weight. *I think it is only up to 20' of boat. * After that it requires a statement placard / plate that says that the boat manufacture conforms to all *Coast Guard applicable laws. Agreed. My smaller boats had/has one.........the larger boats did not. |
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JimH wrote:
On Jul 3, 3:02 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in messagenews:8c6q64hl4sn26h4p6s94nhi6ne80veoleb@4ax .com... On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:39:44 -0400, "Ernest Scribbler" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote Has to be permanetly fixed at or near the operator's position. Has to - it's got to be there. As I understand the law, the manufacturer has to put a capacity label there, but there's no law against an owner removing it. Kind of like those tags on mattresses. That's only at the fed level; there may be other state laws that apply. A Maxum dealer should be able to get the OP a new one if his is missing. No. The CFR says all boats have to have the capacity plate. If you have seperate insurance for your boat, the company may hold you liable for any claims if one isn't present and you overload the boat. There is a way to rebadge the boat by changing propulsion or decreasing the number of people allowed on board, but it has to be there. CFR 183.23 and 183.25 http://tinyurl.com/5szakh All boats do not have to have a capacity plate stating the number of passengers and weight. I think it is only up to 20' of boat. After that it requires a statement placard / plate that says that the boat manufacture conforms to all Coast Guard applicable laws. Agreed. My smaller boats had/has one.........the larger boats did not. My 25' Parker had one. I don't remember the number, might have been 12 or 14, but whatever it was, the passenger capacity was colossal, in my mind, for a boat that size. Most I ever had aboard for fishing was...four passenger/guests. |
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