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panhead1948
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Initially Posted - 12/01/2014 :  19:53:03  Show Profile
After reading Russ Johnson's article in MAINSHEET about adding a water tank to the bow, I started thinking. I sail by myself 99% of the time. When I put my 200lbs in the stern the bow get a little light. I'm thinking about putting a bulkhead in the bow so I can move the extra anchors and chain rode out of the dumpster and into the bow. If this get the desired effect I can always move some of the weight around. What are the members thought on this.
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Response Posted - 12/01/2014 :  22:26:48  Show Profile
I don't know what version C-25 you have but on our 1981 SK/SR dinette version it always rides a bit bow down. Apparently the SK version rides like that with the keel down. Since it is moored in salt water year round with the keel down there is always a bit of growth at the bow, which is easily knocked off prior to getting underway with a long handled plastic scraper. And as you say, with anyone in the stern she immediately rides nicely on her lines. So depending on what version you have and where it is moored you have one owner's experience.
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Response Posted - 12/01/2014 :  22:45:06  Show Profile
Note that Russ Johnson sails a C-250 water ballast model, not a C-25. These are two very different boats, and some C-250 owners have added weight (lead, gravel, etc.) in the bow. My C-25 SR/FK with a heavy Honda hanging off the transom seemed to sail nicely on her lines with two people in the cockpit--at least she didn't drag her transom.

Anyway, you have some storage below the v-berth... What is this bulkhead you're thinking of adding? How much weight do you have in extra anchors and chain? (I kept my overnight anchor under the dinette seat, amidships--mostly for ease of access.)
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panhead1948
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Response Posted - 12/02/2014 :  10:23:55  Show Profile
Yes I realize that his boat is a 250. My intention was a bulkhead in front of the thru hull. Then I could move my spare plow anchor, rode and some other item to the bow. The boat sits fairly even at the dock but when I sit in the stern the bow rides up and it doesn't handle the Lake Erie Chop too well.
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