Have you found extra ballast added to your boat

J

JAFI

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Aug 11, 2008
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Gunpowder Cove, MD
Boat Info
330 Sundancer
Engines
8.1 S Horizon DTS
This is a continuation of sorts to another thread I have going in here (New boat listing problems?)

While you've been working on or poking around in your boat, have you found any extra weight/ballast that has been added to it to make it sit level in the water?

I'm dealing with a brand new boat that, with all things being equal, lists to the port 2" sitting in its slip. Before anyone asks, the holding tank is empty, there is a 125 gal gas tank on each side that are full and the fresh water tank is centered in the hull under the aft cabin seat.

I'm just wondering how many boats actually sit level on their own as they were designed and how many boats have had extra weight added as ballast to make them sit level in the water.

I'm just trying to get a grip on how common it is to add more weight to a boat just to get it to sit level in the water. I hate the idea of adding dead weight if it isn't beer in a cooler :grin:
 
I had the same problem and had about a 100lb disparity in weight. I ended up adding an additional third battery to the port side in addition to 2-25 lb lead bricks to make the boat sit level.
 
It is my understanding that ballast can be added as the boat is built to "balance" options installations if needed. Obviously, options add weight and some even reduce buoyancy (bow thruster tunnel). If you add weight, it will impact performance. My only advice is that rather than add lead, add something that adds value or utility to your boat. Contact your dealer or Sea Ray directly to help correct this problem.
 
JAFI -

If you have your boat tied to a finger slip with spring lines on one side, the boat will naturally lean towards the tie-down side by a couple of inches. Look around at your marina and you will find this to be true with other boats - especially if they're tied tight with out much room more drift.

It's noon time somewhere... time for a beer
 
Unfortunately my finger pier and spring line is on the starboard side and the boat sits fairly loose in the slip.

The dealer has it out on the hard right now. They pulled the trim tabs to check if they were sealed correctly and if any water came out of the hull.

The good news is that everything was dry as a bone and well sealed. The bad news is that I still lean to the left.
 
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