daio web Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 well got over to the boat this morning after that bad weather yesterday and done a test on how the ballast was performing then took the boat over to the pontoon and removed all the ballast from the middle part of it and the bow added all the weight up and it was over 700 pound there is still about 200 pound on the stern did the test again then side to side and there was hardly any difference in movement the boat has raised out of the water a good 2 inches the speed was about the same so am i better of leaving it out to see if its better on fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 3 hours ago, daio web said: well got over to the boat this morning after that bad weather yesterday and done a test on how the ballast was performing then took the boat over to the pontoon and removed all the ballast from the middle part of it and the bow added all the weight up and it was over 700 pound there is still about 200 pound on the stern did the test again then side to side and there was hardly any difference in movement the boat has raised out of the water a good 2 inches the speed was about the same so am i better of leaving it out to see if its better on fuel Tbh, I'd be inclined to leave it where it was, I'd rather have stability over fuel economy. The saving on fuel will not be noticed. JonC, daio web and suzook12 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 As above, leave it in place or if you really want to remove it do so in small increments and observe the stability rather than going all out. daio web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 its still the same on stability with it out i will be putting some back in it comes out of the water in 2 weeks so i can fit new engine mounts and new antifoul and anodes thanks for getting back boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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