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General Discussion

Weight capacity changed

Thread starter Paulie44
Start date Jun 22, 2018

Zizzou 192

Jet Boat Junkie

Jun 24, 2018

Unfortunately, there was a fatal case in my neck of the woods a few years ago regarding a failure of the Coast Guard Certification system.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Allen_boating_accident

20 people died in the accident and the captain eventually commited suicide. RIP

So.... how do #3 17' canoe hulls get a greater certified load carrying capacity than a 24' bowrider?

I have no freaking idea.

What if the people in the canoes had to stand up to get out?

The mysteries of life...

Last edited: Jun 24, 2018