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Help with capacity of an older flat bottom boat
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 445049" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>Are you asking about horsepower capacity/rating or the capacity in weight/passengers/gear? </p><p></p><p>In either case, for a ball-park guesstimate, I'd look through a number of boat manufacturer's websites (Lowe; Alumacraft: G3; Tracker, etc.) and find similar boats in the same length, width, height, riveted or welded; and thickness of aluminum.... and see what they are rated for...both HP and weight of passengers and gear. </p><p></p><p>Whether your boat is Tiller Steered (probably) or Remote Steered can make a major difference. i.e. My 1756VT Lowe is 50 h.p. tiller, and 80 h.p. remote!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 445049, member: 4376"] Are you asking about horsepower capacity/rating or the capacity in weight/passengers/gear? In either case, for a ball-park guesstimate, I'd look through a number of boat manufacturer's websites (Lowe; Alumacraft: G3; Tracker, etc.) and find similar boats in the same length, width, height, riveted or welded; and thickness of aluminum.... and see what they are rated for...both HP and weight of passengers and gear. Whether your boat is Tiller Steered (probably) or Remote Steered can make a major difference. i.e. My 1756VT Lowe is 50 h.p. tiller, and 80 h.p. remote! [/QUOTE]
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