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My boat "lists" (doesn't sit level)

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metiviea
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Initially Posted - 05/03/2002 : 12:43:42

Gentlemen,

thankyou all for being so generous with your ideas and solutions to problems. I've read you for a couple of years but have never taken part in any forum of any kind before. Well here I am today with a problem of my own.

I own a Catalina 25 tall rig 1985. I sail it on Lake Ontario (Cobourg) on the Canadian side. Last year I've noticed that my boat didn't "sit" level in the water. I didn't think much of it, blaming it on poor stowage of my extra anchor, beer, tools, etc. I lifted the boat out at the end of the season, examined the hull for blisters and found nothing "abnormal".

This year, before the season started, I antifowled (V17) the bottom and late April, the boat went in. Went from the pier where the boats are launched to my dock, moored it and went on to helf other sailors to put their boats in. The following week, when I returned to the marina, I noticed that my boat was listing, heavily this time, to the port side. I checked everything inside and didn't notice anything wrong. The boat is practically empty right now so I can't blame poor storage!

A fellow sailor suggested that the hull might be water saturated, causing it to "list". What are your thaughts on this matter? Can a hull be saturated on one side only?

I am afraid to find out the source of my problem! I can see it costing thousands! Should I take the boat out right avay?

Any help would be appreciated,

thanks in advance,

Andre Metivier, I'M SURE
Peterborough, Ontario
CANADA.

I'd rather be sailing

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dave andersen
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Response Posted - 05/03/2002 : 13:02:35

I assume you have taken into account the water storage tank and
your holding tank -- if either is full and the other empty, this would account for the list. Also are your batteries on the port
or starboard? Is there an outboard hanging on the transom -- just the obvious.

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metiviea
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Response Posted - 05/03/2002 : 13:06:38

Hi Dave,

thanks for your quick reply. Both my tanks are empty, my batteries are on starboard (high side) and the out board is usually on the starboard. It's in the shop now. Shouldn't the boat sit level without the outboard anyways?

Thanks again,

Andre.

I'd rather be sailing

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 05/03/2002 : 13:59:24

The fact that you saw no blisters when the boat was out of the water indicates that blistering is probably not the reason for the list. It takes time for blisters to develop. They would not have developed in the time since you launched, in late April. I seriously doubt that blistering is your problem.

The missing motor is probably the reason for the list. The boat is designed to be properly balanced when a 70-80 lb. motor is mounted on the starboard side. In the absence of the motor, the boat will surely list to port.

Weight distribution on smaller boats has a noticeable effect on their balance. It is much less noticeable on bigger, beamier boats. When you fill your starboard-side water tanks, remember to store 50-60 lbs of stuff in the port side lockers, to keep it balanced. Likewise, whenever you store anything on the boat, remember to balance it by storing something of approximate equal weight on the opposite side.

Unless you're a racer, precise balancing of the boat is not crucial. Most cruisers would be more concerned with having their stuff stowed securely, and out of their way, than with having the boat precisely balanced.

Steve Milby "Captiva Wind" C-25 T/FK #2554

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 05/03/2002 : 17:25:05

I have a 1988 C25 Tall rig which also had a slight list ot port. I disregarded it for many years until I started racing seriosly in our yacht club. The boat had serious performance problems acking upwind. I began to pay more attention to other C25's and found that, yes, the dealer had mounted the 9.9 longshaft Evinrude on the port side.After changeing the motor to the starboard side the boat now has a bearly perceptible list, probably because I do not fill the starboard side water tank. I now get fewer odd stares and much better upwind performance.

Al Eckhart, C25T Gallivant

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Dennis Pierce
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Response Posted - 05/06/2002 : 08:15:10

I have a '79 Cat-25 #1719 (dinette interior) with OB mounted on the port side so as to not interfere with the stern pulpit boarding ladder. With the holding tank, fuel, OB, head, stern anchor and one battery on the port side, there is a list to port. Even after filling the water tank and restowing gear, a slight list to port remains. The storage is laid out in such a way that everything gets stuffed on the port side. Perhaps a larger cooler of beer in the rear berth will help!

Dennis Pierce
Gypsy Witch #1719

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