Mike, Thanks for the advice. I was hoping to hear from you as I had read some of your posts and will undoubtedly have more questions. What I've read so far doesn't indicate a capacity. Have any idea? I'd like to build a fairly large cockpit so I can take my three-year-old with me. By next summer (anticipated completion date) he'll be for and I'd guess about 45 lbs. making our combined weight about 230. Thanks agaiin. Tom