so kind of curious about the ballast on my 1981 28foot Lancer. are these tanks optional to have filled or empty? What tanks do the sinks in the cabin pull from. I know I have one option to pull from the cooler then there is another option that I can use to pull from the tanks, the question is where are they located and how the heck to I fill them up? When I first got the boat there was some nasty water in the tanks and so I emptied the tanks through the sinks to get the smell out. well nowwww I have no ballast it seems and my boat just rocks so dang hard...any info is appreciated.
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The water tank is fiber glassed in forward of the head bulk head in my boat, or under the v-birth in the other model. The ice chest is below the water line in my boat so when I opened the sea cock it would flood with sea water. I added a T and valve to the sink drain. I drain the ice when the boat is on the trailer or I pump it out. I slowed the rocking when anchored by using ROCKER-STOPERS. It’s a plastic mushroom shaped device that you can buy at the boat shore they come in a pack of 5 or 6. I have 5 on a rope about 1 foot apart and a 5lb weight on the bottom. I hang the Rocker-Stoper line in the water and tie it to the winch. This set-up works the best for me. I sail in so. Calif.
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