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Show "The Water Seems To Be Rising" Overloading a boat with passengers and gear can be dangerous, the Outboard Boating Club of America warns. When you overload, your maneuverability is reduced and your freeboard is lowered, which leaves you open to swamping by waves or the wakes of other boats. The number of seats in a boat does not necessarily indicate the capacity. They're there to allow a variety of seating arrangements arrange-ments not to be occupied all at the same time. Your boat's OBG weight capacity plate isiyour guide to safe loading check it. |