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Subject: Re: Latest on Ethan Allen tragedy Posted on: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:11:14 EDT

DBS wrote:

> I just heard on the news that the maximum weight allowable for the boat was
> 145lbs per passenger. This was set over 35 years ago and has not been
> upgraded. I guess now the allowance is 175 lbs per passenger. The Ethan
> Allen is not designed to hold 50 passengers at 175 lbs each.
>
> The main cause of the sinking appears to be too much weight and that weight
> shifting all at the same time. Boat just couldn't handle it.

I think that figure of 145 lb. per passenger is based on the average size,
which would include adults and children. Having seen pictures of that boat
taken a few days before the accident, I would suggest there is no way that boat
could handle 50 people.