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Oscar
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Initially Posted - 11/01/2003 :  12:30:39  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Sometimes there's the need to add a little weight.....either to trim out some weather helm, or for those of us that are AR and want the mast to be plumb whilst in dock, without upsetting the applecart down below and moving a bunch of stuff around.


Introducing <b>WEIGHTUBE</b>

*No leaking sand.....
*No corrosion.....
*No sharp edges
*Low volume, high weight.....
*Fits in settees without filling them up....
*At 30" long, 4" diameter....56 pounds. or,
*Make a custom size to fit your space....

Cost and time are minimal.




I used old window weights and sand....you can use any steel, gravel, stone, whatever. Rebar cut in lenghts would fill the tube even better and make for a higher specific gravity, although at 80+pounds they might become a little hard to move around .

I made four, for a total of 224 pounds. In my case they're going in the V to counteract the weather helm. Also, when the whole family goes, and all the stuff in the boat/truck makes the tongueweight a little much, they fit on the cockpit floor nicely to trim out the trailer weight. They can be bundled together with a sail tie to keep them from rolling.

Oscar
250WB#618 Lady Kay on the Chesapeake
Lady Kay IV, Dragonfly 25 # 54 Former C30#618-C250WB#618-C42#76
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bear
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Response Posted - 11/01/2003 :  21:19:02  Show Profile
Oscar,
One of the best ways I've seen for ballast and another good project
for this winter THANX. "Bear" on the hard in upstate N.Y.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 11/02/2003 :  11:22:34  Show Profile
Oscar,

Where in the "V" berth do you keep the tubes and how are they secured? Hopefully not below deck where they might, in weather, damage the thru hulls there.

Val on thr hard DAGNABIT
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 11/02/2003 :  12:27:37  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
In the water ballast the storage under the V has a flat floor; they are tied together with sailties, and then have beach toys, snorkel gear etc. etc packed around them. There are no through hulls to damage.

As I said, you can make them any lenght you want to fit any spot.....

Oscar, in Phoenix for a nap.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 11/02/2003 :  16:39:10  Show Profile
Oscar,
OH! That's better I'll sleep soundly now. In the past others(25ers) mentioned placing things there and I cringed thinking the thru hull fittinge there were in danger. I didn't realize the 250s were clean under the V bunks.

Neat concept though. Would concrete work as well?

Val on the hard DAGNABIT
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Response Posted - 11/04/2003 :  21:22:17  Show Profile
Oscar you are my hero. My baby may finally rest on an even keel at night. I have the (motor on the wrong side leans to port syndrome).I made 3 of them today but I wanted to share a little wisdom with everyone BEFORE they start making their little pipe bombs. I had some rebar and figured I could save a little money by buying a smaller pipe. I went with 2" pvc. I filled it with rebar, and filled it with some some soupy concrete. The final weight of the weight is 22lb! I was hoping for 30-40. I now have 66 lb of low profle weight to put under the stbd settee. I now remember that for each increase in pipe diameter the volume close to doubles(or somthing like that). For the rebar, 3 inch would have been right in there. I m shocked these arent in the evil empire catalog. You may want to file a patent before it is too late. I will fit these in and see what I want to do now. I may make one 80 lb monster to go along with these. Just remember, size does matter! Thanks again, Tom
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