Carrying Capacity of a 1994 Regal 176SE

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Data is missing from boat. Need to know how many people boat would safely carry. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Re: Carrying Capacity of a 1994 Regal 176SE

It's not so much the number of people, but the total weight on board.
There is information on how to figure the capacity in the link below.

http://www.uscgboating.org/assets/pdf/downloads/SAFELOADING.pdf

Along with the rules, it's put into basic language so people can understand what is said, and why.
 
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Re: Carrying Capacity of a 1994 Regal 176SE

There is a simple formula that will give you a ROUGH idea.
Length X width / 15 = # of people
# of people X 150 = total weight.

So if we assume your boat is 17 X 6' 6" that gives 110/15 = 7 persons.
BUT
The total weight is the more important number. So
7 people X 150 = 1050 lbs in TOTAL. this number includes the weight of gas, life jackets and all personal stuff on board and if your passengers average 175 pounds then a realistic limit would be 5 people.
Bottom line - don't take chances by overloading the boat.
 
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