"Ernest Scribbler" wrote in message
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"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.

The only reason to ever remove it would be if it was stolen. Serial
numbers....

I would NEVER buy a boat minus those tags. In our area, it is also
required.