Trimming ballast

[Tonyhair]

Looking for a boat builder in Cheshire who can re-trim the ballast 

[BEngo]

You don't need a boat builder.  You can do it yourself, if you are fit enough, or a labourer would do the heavy work.

 

The art is to move ballast from the low side/end to the higher side/end. Do it a few pieces at a time, and stop when the boat is how you want it. You can always move a piece or two back.

 

Some degree of more or less permanent list is inevitable, and nearly all canal boats sit bow up.

 

N

[Tracy D'arth]

Get your various tanks contents normal first. Its annoying to trim a hull then find that the loo tank was full at the time..................Guess how I know.

[ditchcrawler]

I have 2 X 56lbs and some small weights that get moved around as things change

[Tonyhair]

On 10/08/2020 at 07:53, BEngo said:

You don't need a boat builder.  You can do it yourself, if you are fit enough, or a labourer would do the heavy work.

 

The art is to move ballast from the low side/end to the higher side/end. Do it a few pieces at a time, and stop when the boat is how you want it. You can always move a piece or two back.

 

Some degree of more or less permanent list is inevitable, and nearly all canal boats sit bow up.

 

N

Managed to trim the ballast port to starboard all is now level, still a problem bow to stern, water holding on gunnells approx 3 foot from stern, added 56lbs weights in engine room but still can't get it down more at the stern, had a stove and dinette fitted which caused the problem, before that it was ok

[Machpoint005]

So long as the uxter plate is under the surface with all reasonable states of water/fuel tank fullness, you have probably done the best you can. 

[Graham Davis]

4 minutes ago, Tonyhair said:

Managed to trim the ballast port to starboard all is now level, still a problem bow to stern, water holding on gunnells approx 3 foot from stern, added 56lbs weights in engine room but still can't get it down more at the stern, had a stove and dinette fitted which caused the problem, before that it was ok

Have you removed any ballast from the front end?

[Tonyhair]

Yes as it was holding water on the bow deck starboard side now moved to centre behind steps. all now level at bow