: Hi All, I have another question, I installed 2 bulkheads one 1in.
: forward of foot rails and the second 3in. aft of rear coaming,
: so the rear compartment is accessible to the very end of the
: stern, my thoughts are to slide weights to the end and increase
: until I have level
: floatation but the question is what do I use for a permanent
: installation(my wife wouldn't be happy using her exercise
: weights) and how to secure it or glue it Thanks again Nick R.

Considering one of the reasons for the size reduction was to reduce weight, it seems to me that it is a shame to put in permanent ballast.

I would experiment with the ballast until you have the trim right and the boat is behaving properly, then perhaps relocate the cockpit.

Any boat I am working on, I float it in the swimming pool before I put the deck on and sit in it. I move around and have my wife take photos of the fore aft trim. Just to confirm the cockpit placement. I prefer small cockpits so there is little room for error.

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