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. . . the original manufacturer's identification sticker under the helm. It shows the hull serial number: #2489, the max HP: 240, and the max load, persons, motor and gear: 1?35 lbs. (I put the question mark in there for the second number because the decal is torn there. The third number could also be an 8 or a 5) He said the manufacturer's plate was partially illegible or destroyed, didn't specify a max capacity in number of persons, with max weight indecipherable, and therefore didn't meet the requirements.
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Fr. Frank,
My boat's original sticker, mounted on port side of cockpit, just aft of bulkhead and just below the teak side board, is still fairly legible. I rubbed a lead pencil on a piece of paper over it to confirm the numbers. For what it's worth, here are the numbers stamped on my sticker which I thought you might be interested in:
Model: 20008
Hull S/N: 2268
Max HP: 170
Max Number of persons: 6 @ 150 lbs/person
Maximum Weight of persons, motor and gear: 1500 lbs.
Here's a photo of the actual sticker:
Since my boat now has a closed in transom and is 30" longer with the flotation bracket, it's theoretically a 22' boat, so I suppose I could calculate larger numbers for allowable HP and capacity. It occurred to me that maybe one option you might consider would be to leave some of the decals on the sheet blank, so that guys could stamp their own numbers on the aluminum sheet?! Then the guys with non-stock configurations could make their own custom stickers. Denny