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Have some of my family (3 brothers, two nephews, and a brother-in-law, who's a saint since he's stayed married to my sister for over 30 years) coming down next week, and i'm going to have them on the new boat (of course) for several missions, including a dinner run to a local place (Snoopys) and nice fried fish place on the water you can dock a boat at, and i'm used to seeing a plaque that says what the legal limit is with weight or bodies on the boat with regards to Coast Guard regulations. My new boat, nor Raggedy have that, so just curious, what are my limits on my 22 CC Whaler? And, do i need to have a plaque that states the same?

Duf B)

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According to the capacity plates listed here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/download...p?cat_id=4

MODEL 22-Outrage LENGTH 22'2" BEAM 7'5" DRAFT 14" DRY WT 2050 CAP LBS 2655
SWAMP CAP 5000 PERSON CAP 11 MAX HP 240 MIN HP 90 Single Height 25" Twin Height 20" Internal gas gallons - 77 - Years Produced 1978-1993

Also see here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...album_id=1

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Scott is spot on.

Personally, I pay attention to the weight rather than the number of people. What they used for a person's weight may be inaccurate in today's world.

From the list of people you have, you should be fine.

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duf,

You should have 4 rivet holes where the original capacity plate was locate on your boat(s)..

I would buy 2 capacity plates. One for each of your 22' models.
You may have to have someone make these up for you or order them from Janis at Magic Brush.

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I think they base it on 150 lbs as 1 person.
mw

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There is an article from Boating Magazine this month - They talk about the person / weight issue. They say that the original calculation was based on the average person weighing 140 pounds... which today seems no longer to be true... anyway its worth a read.

Boating Magazine Article

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Boats over 20' as not "required" by federal law to have a plate. Some manufacturers will put them on, on boats over 20', they are going above the requirement.
The new standard because people are getting bigger is 185 pounds.
The old was 165pounds.
The rule of thumb- measurement is length times width divided by 15.
20' X 8' =160 divided by 15 =10 peoople BUT if you have some 250 pders reduce the amount of people. Also EVERY person on board needs a life jacket, 10 people 10 jackets.

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I figured i was fine with 7 people on board, but wanted to make sure in case the Coast Guard pulled me over as i would be traveling on the intercoastal.

Joe, you mentioned 4 holes for securing the plate, where would it be located on an 87 and and 88 model? I'm sure on the center console somewhere. I will pursue having one made for the new boat (i gotta come up with a name for her!!) and one for Raggedy.

Duf B)

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Duf,

The capacity plate is on the starboard side of the boat. You can see it clearly on photo #15 on your personal page. It is probably faded so you can't read it, but it's clearly there.

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Yeah, i saw that myself and mentioned that to Jeff just the other day. Heck of a way to see it, but hey i missed it initially. Unfortunately its not legible so the information i got still did the trick and i will have new ones made.

Duf B)