twistedtree
Guru
In another thread the topic of overpowering a dinghy came up. Rather than hijack that thread, I though I'd start a new one.
Small boats all have a sticker in them listing max load and power capacities, but I have no idea what law or regulation those are based on, and who cares.
So if the sticker on my boat says 40hp max, and I put a 50hp on it, what happens? Will the Coast Guard ticket me? Or maybe the local law enforcement types? Will an insurance company not insure it? How would they even know what the HP limits are for the boat?
Who actually cares, and does it really matter? I intentionally picked the numbers In this example because it's not massively over powered, and not a much heavier engine, which I think would be the obvious Darwin moves that someone could make.
Small boats all have a sticker in them listing max load and power capacities, but I have no idea what law or regulation those are based on, and who cares.
So if the sticker on my boat says 40hp max, and I put a 50hp on it, what happens? Will the Coast Guard ticket me? Or maybe the local law enforcement types? Will an insurance company not insure it? How would they even know what the HP limits are for the boat?
Who actually cares, and does it really matter? I intentionally picked the numbers In this example because it's not massively over powered, and not a much heavier engine, which I think would be the obvious Darwin moves that someone could make.