16' Alumacraft weight capacity

[tonynoriega]

Anyone know where I can find weight capacity of my boat?

1952 16' Alumacraft.

I found some Boat ED calculations but am unsure if those are legit.

Looking for personal experiences.

Was wondering if I could get my entire family (Wife + 4 kids + Me) into my rig.

My kids are small. Probably 300 lbs total??

I dont feel comfortable with it, but I may be too cautious at times.

 

[acabtp]

what is the transom width and height and the beam of the boat?

 

[tonynoriega]

I think it is about 48" wide, cant be sure about the beam height. I can measure that tonight.

 

[earl60446]

My rig is 16 ft vee, 72 inches wide (at gunnels) and rated for 750 lbs or 4 persons. 20 inch transom. Six in your boat would be asking for problems, either swamping or visit from boat police, IMO.
Tim

 

[Kismet]

Alumacraft has a great customer service at their email addy. Or, at least, they answered my questions.

Worth a try.

 

[tonynoriega]

Well according to Alumacraft, they did not have actual specifications until about 1960 that they can actually classify for me.

Again my boat is a 1952.

So they sent me the flyer for the 1960 Model K 16', pretty much the same thing in my eyes. Dead on same boat.

Rated at about 980lbs capacity.

Not sure if a 7.5hp motor would propel that or not. I dont think it would.

Ill probably just take few kids at a time, then take the wife on a solo trip.

 

[satx78247]

tonynoriega,

IF it was my tinny, I'd be looking for a 1955-70 Evinrude, Gale, Johnson or SeaKing 15 or 18HP outboard to power your Alumacraft. = I used to own a similar boat & it needs considerable horsepower "to get out of its own way".
(While 7.5 will push it SLOWLY in flat-water, it won't against any current.)

Those old OMC outboards are CHEAP to buy (check out local classified ads/garage/estate sales for a BARGAIN.), grossly over-engineered, tough, LONG-lived with routine maintenance & simple enough for most any owner to work on themselves.
(In a half-century, I've never seen one that was "worn out in service", though some certainly have been "abused to death".)

Note: I recently bought an electric start 1958 Johnson outboard that will cost me LESS than a total of 250.oo, when I finish replacing the coils, points, sparkplugs, wires, condensers, fuel lines/hose, water-pump impeller, rebuild the carb & buying a new 6-gallon fuel tank at "wally world". - I'm far from a "mechanic" & if I can remodel an old BigTwin, most anyone can. Engines just don't get any simpler to work on than the 1955-70 OMC outboards.
(Borrow a copy of CHEAP OUTBOARDS: THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO MAKING AN OLD MOTOR RUN FOREVER by Max Warzyniak from your local public library & follow Max's advice on buying/remodeling your cheap outboard, that will last you for decades.)

yours, satx