Mercury MerCruiser Service Manual page 467

IMPORTANT: If there is not enough seating for the number of people, treat the leftover weight as cargo. Load cargo weight
onto the boat before loading passenger weight.
4. If applicable, load cargo (leftover persons weight) onto the boat. Distribute cargo as described below.
IMPORTANT: If the boat configuration does not allow for aft, center, and bow storage, choose the storage application from
the Optional Cargo Distribution table that best applies to your boat configuration.
Aft storage
25%
Aft storage
25%
None
50%
None
100%
None
5. Perform the first measurement with the swim platform loaded and the person taking the waterline measurement on the
boat.
6. Load the swim platform if equipped.
7. Measure the exhaust elbow waterline height.
IMPORTANT: View all boat seating as rows that are parallel to the transom of the boat.
8. Load a person weight into a seat, and measure the exhaust elbow waterline height after each person weight is loaded onto
the boat. Repeat until a person weight is loaded into each seat in that row.
9. Continue the process moving forward toward the bow of the boat to the next row of seats until a person weight is loaded
into each seat.
NOTE: The total weight loaded onto the boat must not exceed the maximum capacity displayed on the capacity plate.
NOTE: The following example is provided as a reference.
Example
NOTE: This example uses a boat that is less than 8.84 m (29 ft) long, not including a boat that is 8.84 m (29 ft) long that does
not have a maximum rated swim platform weight capacity, and must add 181.45 kg (400 lb) to the swim platform.
NOTE: Use 0.50 lb as the break point to round up or down to obtain a whole pound.
1. Maximum load (persons and gear) from capacity plate – swim platform load = remaining weight to be placed in the boat.
• 1100 lb – 400 lb = 700 lb
2. Remaining weight to be placed in the boat ÷ MerCruiser person weight = number of persons to load onto the boat.
• 700 lb ÷ 165 lb = 4.24 persons
3. Total number of persons – number of whole persons = remaining persons.
• 4.24 persons – 4 persons = 0.24 remaining persons
4. Remainder persons ÷ MerCruiser person weight = remainder MerCruiser person weight.
• 0.24 × 165 lb = 40 lb
IMPORTANT: View all boat seating as rows that are parallel to the transom of the boat.
5. Using the totals in this example, load four 165‑lb persons and one 40‑lb person onto boat seating with 400 lb on the swim
platform.
• 400 lb + 165 lb = 565 lb
• 565 lb + 165 lb = 730 lb
• 730 lb + 165 lb = 895 lb
• 895 lb + 165 lb = 1060 lb
90-8M0099748 eng DECEMBER 2015
Preferred Cargo Distribution
Center storage
50%
Optional Cargo Distribution
Center storage
75%
75%
None
100%
None
None
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Important Information
Bow storage
25%
Bow storage
None
25%
50%
None
None
100%
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