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Old 01-18-2016, 07:30 PM   #86
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Originally Posted by RT Firefly View Post
Greetings,
Mr. A. I'm not misinterpreting your point of "useless" ballast, only your definition. If your so-called "dead weight" corrects an otherwise un-correctable (by rearranging on board movable items) list then by definition, it's not useless unless you want to live life on a constant slant.
IMO - If only concrete or lead types of useless material (except for its per cubic inch heavyweight) is needed, in order to correctly maintain trim... then sell the boat and find one that is correctly self weighted so that the then minimal changes in ballast weight positioning can be accomplished by placement alterations of items having useful-uses... in addition to their ballast weight capabilities.

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