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existentialsailor
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Initially Posted - 01/14/2007 :  07:41:49  Show Profile
I'm thinking of moving my batteries into the v berth locker. Will this help out with the Capri "squat" by balancing off the outboard weight, or will it be too much weight too close to the bow?

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Rick
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Andy_334
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Response Posted - 01/14/2007 :  15:05:38  Show Profile
My $0.02 as a racer. Putting weight forward does not sound like a good (or fast) idea.

I once heard the parts of a boat described thus:

Forward of the mast (Frontier land): ideally suited for 100lb monkeys.

Middle of the boat (Speed land): the typical domain of 200lb gorillas.

Behind the traveler (Fantasy Land!): typically inhabited by……(since I still want a ride for next season, I'll let you insert your own text here)

Anyway, I would suggest keeping the weight in the middle of the boat (ideally over the keel). We always move the sails out of the v-birth into the cabin before leaving the dock. On lighter wind days we also move the outboard from the stern rail to the cabin sole.
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