[Public-List] Adding weight to the keel and other things CD25

[dan walker]

thanks for all replies. consensus was my thought as well. just wanting that 
encouragement from other "knowledgeable" people



----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Davis <a30240 at earthlink.net>
To: A30 Public List <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Mon, May 2, 2011 10:54:08 PM
Subject: [Public-List] Adding weight to the keel and other things  CD25

Dan

Back in '73 I bought a new CD25 and sailed her for almost two decades, Gulf of 
Mexico, Pamlico Sound, Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and off shore.  I originally 
powered her with a Merc 4HP and found she did not need any trim ballast.  Later 
when I put a much bigger Honda 4 stroke in (the Merc died and the Honda was 
cheap) I found she needed about 40 pounds of lead up by the water tank so she 
floated parallel to the design water line.  Of course this trim was only when 
she was in her slip, As soon as we started using the boat and loaded her up for 
cruises all claims to trim went out the window.  I hate to think of what a half 
ton of lead would do to the boat.  My guess is she is very bow heavy and 
probably lost a fair amount of her stability and would be harder to steer as her 
bow would tend to plough down into the waves.   My wife currently has a CD25 and 
even though her outboard is heavier than my old Merc, I'm not bothering to add 
any trim.

Some of us on this list remember putting enough people on the bow of an A30 to 
lift the prop to the surface so we could clean it without going swimming - The 
boat would always roll badly while the bow was depressed.

Note I'm not a naval architect, nor do I play one on TV, just a few experiences.


Jim Davis
S/V Isa Lei

"Coffee tastes better if the latrines are dug downstream from the encampment."
US Army Field Regulations - 1861

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