If your boat says 1200lb capacity ...

you should follow those instructions. We had my hubby's surprise party yesterday, lots of smokers, not even tempted but when it was over we were all tired so my brother in law slightly pushed his boat limit (me and mine were on our Jet ski's). Well, I thought "it is taking them a long time to get back to the dock". Sure enough the boat took a nose dive into the water, it was 1/2 way submerged. Everyone was soaked but no one was hurt. Losses = 3 towels,stop smoking, 2 nextel phones, cuzzies,Herbal cigarettes, a beach bag and one cooler handle. Not bad. We all felt very lucky, two tiny dogs were aboard and one child.Pay attention to capacity and have a great nosmo day.PS - Hubby was totally surprised and it was very fun. Now he is the big 40 just like me!Stephquit for 11 months at midnight!