Ballasting/trimming

[Stilllearning]

Not sure about what sort of front deck you have, but the IBC idea seems like a practical way of sucking and seeing. Fill bit by bit whilst watching the trim of hull in the water.

X Alan W’s idea about front end down is excellent too.

[Old Son]

You could get some large water barrels and fill them to get an idea?

[alan_fincher]

1 hour ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

This is my only option really. It's just that acquiring say 3cwt of Avery weights at £25 each to try it is gonna cost £150, and quite a lot of effort getting them to the boat. 

 

You can easily simulate 3 cwt just by standing people of a suitable wight on it.  No need to spend money whilst experimenting, (unless you are Billy No Mates!).

[Robbo]

23 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

You can easily simulate 3 cwt just by standing people of a suitable wight on it.  No need to spend money whilst experimenting, (unless you are Billy No Mates!).

Or if you have no mates,  get some coal delivered and use that.

[Horace42]

From a point of curiosity, is you boat actually low at the stern? Do you have a large fresh water tank, and a large calorifier/hot water tank, and a large pump-out tank, and a large diesel tank,  and a large engine, and lots of batteries - all at the stern end - as well as crew and passengers - that might explain why it is low. On the other hand, does it just 'look' low.

 

[X Alan W]

2 hours ago, Horace42 said:

From a point of curiosity, is you boat actually low at the stern? Do you have a large fresh water tank, and a large calorifier/hot water tank, and a large pump-out tank, and a large diesel tank,  and a large engine, and lots of batteries - all at the stern end - as well as crew and passengers - that might explain why it is low. On the other hand, does it just 'look' low.

 

The only way to determine the actual lying of the boat is to measure the hulls dry side say a couple of ft back on the straight sides of the hull fore end & around half way along the cabin from the counter

[WotEver]

5 hours ago, Horace42 said:

From a point of curiosity, is you boat actually low at the stern? Do you have a large fresh water tank, and a large calorifier/hot water tank, and a large pump-out tank, and a large diesel tank,  and a large engine, and lots of batteries - all at the stern end - as well as crew and passengers - that might explain why it is low. On the other hand, does it just 'look' low.

 

He has a very heavy engine. 

[Stewart Kirby]

All of you are wrong. The answer is that MtB needs to go on a diet. It’s his huge bulk that’s lowering the stern.

[MtB]

2 hours ago, WotEver said:

He has a very heavy engine. 

 

So has my boat....