my hunter 19 has water ballast Any advantage to adding ballast to help stabilize the boat more My wife freaks out when the boat heels in the wind even without the sails up thanks
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Nature of the beast
I have a 1994 23.5 water ballast. I am not familiar with the 19 but it looks like a scaled down version of the 23.5 and the 26. All the water balast boats are tender to begin with becasue the majority of the ballast is in the bottom of the hull and not on the end of the keel. They will be tender. That is the trade off of having a lighter boat to trailer. You might put some bags of water softener pellets along the centerline of the boat. Just a suggestion. You might want to trade it in for something a little less tender.
I have a 1994 23.5 water ballast. I am not familiar with the 19 but it looks like a scaled down version of the 23.5 and the 26. All the water balast boats are tender to begin with becasue the majority of the ballast is in the bottom of the hull and not on the end of the keel. They will be tender. That is the trade off of having a lighter boat to trailer. You might put some bags of water softener pellets along the centerline of the boat. Just a suggestion. You might want to trade it in for something a little less tender.
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adrian
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adrian
Heeling with the Admiral
The Admiral and I have agreed that 15 degrees is the maximum sustained heel for Lady Lillie. (Agreeing with Admirals is, naturally, pretty much a one way process.) My job is to read the wind, see the gusts coming, trim and reef the sails to avoid significant violations of our agreement. Actually my boat (and yours) slows down heeled beyond that point anyway. So trimming and reefing actually help us to go faster. I also avoid trying to point close hauled in big weather. That's the trim most likely to lead to unexpected heeling from waves and/or wind. We are cruisers and day sailers, so all of this makes sense to both of us. If you are racing, I suggest you find another crew. Yes, I've heard that water ballasted hulls steady up around 20 degrees. But I know too many sailing buddies who sail alone or no more because they didn't focus on the importance of keeping the Admiral (or mate) happy. The Admiral loves sailing with me. And, after a few years, and learning how reliable our boat is, she is a little more tolerant of the occasional "thrill." But she can see that I still take our agreement seriously, and change tuning, alter course, or set a reef quickly when needed for her comfort. David Lady Lillie
The Admiral and I have agreed that 15 degrees is the maximum sustained heel for Lady Lillie. (Agreeing with Admirals is, naturally, pretty much a one way process.) My job is to read the wind, see the gusts coming, trim and reef the sails to avoid significant violations of our agreement. Actually my boat (and yours) slows down heeled beyond that point anyway. So trimming and reefing actually help us to go faster. I also avoid trying to point close hauled in big weather. That's the trim most likely to lead to unexpected heeling from waves and/or wind. We are cruisers and day sailers, so all of this makes sense to both of us. If you are racing, I suggest you find another crew. Yes, I've heard that water ballasted hulls steady up around 20 degrees. But I know too many sailing buddies who sail alone or no more because they didn't focus on the importance of keeping the Admiral (or mate) happy. The Admiral loves sailing with me. And, after a few years, and learning how reliable our boat is, she is a little more tolerant of the occasional "thrill." But she can see that I still take our agreement seriously, and change tuning, alter course, or set a reef quickly when needed for her comfort. David Lady Lillie
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