Hello, I have a new Nissan 9.9 long shaft motor,bigger and heavier than my old one.The only thing counter balancing it on the other side is the battery.I have been thinking that with barbell weights I could get the exact weight of the motor,if not the exact opposite placement.Any thoughts? LLOYD
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Darren
counter balance
Lloyd - I moved my gas tank to the port side to counter balance the motor. I did this by installing a slam hatch under the port cockpit seat. Then I mounted the tank at the end of the port sette. One this to consider is ventilation for the tank. Moving the tank over also freed up much needed space in the cockpit locker. Good Luck. Darren
Lloyd - I moved my gas tank to the port side to counter balance the motor. I did this by installing a slam hatch under the port cockpit seat. Then I mounted the tank at the end of the port sette. One this to consider is ventilation for the tank. Moving the tank over also freed up much needed space in the cockpit locker. Good Luck. Darren
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Clay Wright
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Darren I too would like to access the portside area from the cockpit. What's a "slam hatch"? Clay
Darren I too would like to access the portside area from the cockpit. What's a "slam hatch"? Clay
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Stu Timm
Slam Hatch and Balancing Acts
Hey Guys; First the "Slam Hatch" is a new one to me. My 1979 22 footer has a built-in recess on the port side aft for the gas tank with a lift up hatch. The front of the recess is open save for a plywood face panel to keep the gas can in place. The niche is vented and has a small opening for the fuel line to run out. Perhaps O'Day added it into the model line when they built mine. I have a 65 pound (less bracket weight) 6 horse motor on the back. I put the motor on a Garelek heavy duty mount (the old one was shot) and that added to the wieght such that the boat has a list to starboard. I compensated somewhat by storing water jugs under the port settee in the cabin and tried to keep all things heavy on the port side of the boat. I ended up adjusting the water line of the boat to adject for the list. Eventually I want to add a water tank under the prot settee as part of a galley renovation, but that's a long way off. I feel the water tank will balance out the boat. I heard of others adding pigs of lead, bars of the stuff essentially in the lowere parts of the boat under the settee's to balance the boat. A listing boat will leave you one side (the port side) with a ugly curtain of growth on the small bit of hull that is above the waterline and that has no anti-fouling paint on it. This applies to moored or docked boats only. Hope this helps. Happy Sailing! Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 CB Centerport, LI
Hey Guys; First the "Slam Hatch" is a new one to me. My 1979 22 footer has a built-in recess on the port side aft for the gas tank with a lift up hatch. The front of the recess is open save for a plywood face panel to keep the gas can in place. The niche is vented and has a small opening for the fuel line to run out. Perhaps O'Day added it into the model line when they built mine. I have a 65 pound (less bracket weight) 6 horse motor on the back. I put the motor on a Garelek heavy duty mount (the old one was shot) and that added to the wieght such that the boat has a list to starboard. I compensated somewhat by storing water jugs under the port settee in the cabin and tried to keep all things heavy on the port side of the boat. I ended up adjusting the water line of the boat to adject for the list. Eventually I want to add a water tank under the prot settee as part of a galley renovation, but that's a long way off. I feel the water tank will balance out the boat. I heard of others adding pigs of lead, bars of the stuff essentially in the lowere parts of the boat under the settee's to balance the boat. A listing boat will leave you one side (the port side) with a ugly curtain of growth on the small bit of hull that is above the waterline and that has no anti-fouling paint on it. This applies to moored or docked boats only. Hope this helps. Happy Sailing! Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 CB Centerport, LI
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Slam Hatch
The 1974 22 doesn't have a gas tank hatch on the port side. So I bought the hatch and cut the port seat face in the cockpit to mount the hatch. The "slam" hatch I am guessing is just a marketing term any waterproof hatch will do. But I again suggest some type of ventilation be installed also. Darren
The 1974 22 doesn't have a gas tank hatch on the port side. So I bought the hatch and cut the port seat face in the cockpit to mount the hatch. The "slam" hatch I am guessing is just a marketing term any waterproof hatch will do. But I again suggest some type of ventilation be installed also. Darren
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Josh
Use your weight...
Sit on the opposite side of the cockpit to balance it all out! Heh. How bad does it list? Most of the heavy stuff is already on the opposite side on my 79 22. The gas tank locker as others have already said. The sink and little cabinet as well as the portahead. I'm also moving my batteries over there. Check to make sure the list is actually there before you compensate. And then start by moving everything to the opposite side in the lockers. If it still dips on one side, then some lead weights might be in order. I'd probably suggest hitting some rummage sales for an old weight set. A 25 or 50 lb. weight from a weight lifting set sitting flat will probably move around a lot less then a stack of dumb bells. Josh
Sit on the opposite side of the cockpit to balance it all out! Heh. How bad does it list? Most of the heavy stuff is already on the opposite side on my 79 22. The gas tank locker as others have already said. The sink and little cabinet as well as the portahead. I'm also moving my batteries over there. Check to make sure the list is actually there before you compensate. And then start by moving everything to the opposite side in the lockers. If it still dips on one side, then some lead weights might be in order. I'd probably suggest hitting some rummage sales for an old weight set. A 25 or 50 lb. weight from a weight lifting set sitting flat will probably move around a lot less then a stack of dumb bells. Josh
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NEIL WALTERS
Ballast for your boat
I had trouble with the boat listing to the side of the outboard motor that I cured with a 25lb bag of shot gun shot, I put it on the other side of the boat under the cockpit. It didn't slide around at all. worked very well.
I had trouble with the boat listing to the side of the outboard motor that I cured with a 25lb bag of shot gun shot, I put it on the other side of the boat under the cockpit. It didn't slide around at all. worked very well.
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