What is the law on Boat capacity?
I have often wondered if someone is pulled over by the MP, if they would get a ticket if they had more people in the boat than the Coast Guard approved number mounted under the throttle? Is that a guide or the law?
A friend of mine has the same size boat as I have, yet my boat is classified for 2 more people. How do they calculate it?
Does the MP judge weather the vessel is safe or look at your rating tag? How do they count children (as a half)?
I have seen some boats seriously overloaded recently. A bunch of us recently had a debate over this and need to know the answer.
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