I was out on my boat this weekend (2004 Chaparral 260 SSi bow rider) and made a point to look at the weight capacity plate to see what mine said. 14 persons or 2370 lbs. Then below that in smaller print it states 2370 lbs. for passengers and gear. No way you could get 14 people on my boat...and what person in their right mind would try? 6 adults is the max I am comfortable with. I prefer 4 or less people on board. All these plates do is allow stupid people and lawyers to point to them after the fact and say, "see, it says here I could do this and this is the reason for the accident".
