Listing due to battery weight

[jerrya]

We bought a 2858 and the aft lists port side...It has a lot of battery weight there.
Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Boathook]

What's a 2858 ?

Are batteries missing from the other side due to a previous owner moving them ?

 

[VicS]

We bought a 2858 and the aft lists port side...It has a lot of battery weight there.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Stow as much other stuff, especially heavy stuff eg spare anchor tinned food and booze, to starboard

Perhaps if you'd posted on the Motor boat forum you get some advice relevant to your Bayliner

 

[[70521]]

Sit on the other side of the vessel.

 

[William_H]

Move some batteries. ol'will

 

[colind3782]

Good excuse to buy more tools and stow them on the other side

 

[Minerva]

I hear the 5858 has more symmetry than a 2858

 

[simonfraser]

lithium bats would sort that

 

[Elessar]

We bought a 2858 and the aft lists port side...It has a lot of battery weight there.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Do you mean a Bayliner?
Holding tank is starboard side so have a good poo!

Seriously put sandbags or lead on the other side to balance it in cruising trim. Many boats have lead shot or weights to do this.

 

[Bouba]

My ST34 lists when I fill up the water tank

 

[stelican]

Do you mean a Bayliner?
Holding tank is starboard side so have a good poo!

Seriously put sandbags or lead on the other side to balance it in cruising trim. Many boats have lead shot or weights to do this.

To save increasing weight at stern relocate batterys

 

[EugeneR]

It should not list materially, and just the weight of the usual batteries should not have that much impact. What changed? Pictures perhaps?

 

[Bouba]

A boat might list in port because the designer has included you at the helm in his calculations

 

[simonfraser]

i'm not fat enough to balance my mobo, what to do ?

 

[aerobat]

i'm not fat enough to balance my mobo, what to do ?

EAT !

 

[Bouba]

Have you tried running the batteries flat