Ever seen a capacity plate like mine ?

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Sorry , cant figure out how to shrink my pics yet so a link will have to do. Think it will cause me any trouble ? Does this mean I'm horsepower exempt ? Hahaha

Commercial boats are different then recreational boats. Tell us about your boat? Pictures?

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yes seen lots of them. Waco comes to mind. As does Alumaweld, Alumacraft, and a few others that I can't think of. Weldbilt is another.

One reason it's done is because the company that builds the boat generally doesn't care about how it's built. So they slap a commercial sticker on it and if you sink it or break it, it's your baby. That is one way they keep the cost down on 'em. Generally speaking there is zero floatation in them and no horsepower rating so theoretically you can bolt a 50 onto a 1042 and still be legal. I have seen it done.

what does the man say when he sees that plate?

Thank ya Chevyrulz , and it's a pretty run of the mill flat bottom 16' 48" Alweld . Rear , mid and a small front deck/bench thing. Really nothing special it don't seem like. I have the motor off at the moment and it seems awfully heavy trying to pick up the back corners. But nothing looks half a$$'d as far as craftsmanship. What previous owner put in it is a different story. But I think the only foam in it is in the transom , that maybe why. And I'm yet to have to speak to the man about it. It's tagged in mo with tittle and didn't have a problem doing that at all.

the man usually won't say anything.

I did ask Mr. Greenpants about it once while I was being checked, and the response was basically what I had mentioned earlier, as it is a way for a boat manufacturer to cut costs. He did say that if someone was on the water and they checked the boat, sometimes they'd ask for a commercial fishing license in some states being that it is a commercial boat, but not here.

They don't put floatation in them commercial tagged boats. So if you sink it, you can't come back on the manufacturer. Asked War Eagle about it once a few years ago before I bought mine. They guaranteed that my boat would float if I removed the drain plug while in the water, as long as it's not overloaded beyond the cap tag. Since the GF is kind of scared about being on the water, and I can't swim all that great, it was a little peace of mind that was worth the little extra cash outlay.

But then I wonder about insuring a commercial tagged boat? Is the insurance company going to have any say-so? Probably not but I am still curious. And if someone borrows your commercially tagged boat and sinks/drowns, is there liability involved? Again probably not but you I still am curious.

Is there a way to retag it?