Sagging stern

[fred presler]

I noticed when I pulled out last november that the stern was sitting a couple of inches lower in the water than it should. (just bought the boat) The yard guy asked me if the aft locker was full of anchors. It was not. It did sit all season at the dock with a full tank of fuel though. You can see the algae stripe across the waterline stripe.Any suggestions ? Could whatevers between the fiberglass be saturated? Maybe through the prop or rudder shaft carriers?ThanksFred Preslerafpresler@netscape.net

 

[Jon W]

Squat

This probably won't help you, but I remember some friends that bought a brand new C27 back in 1985. It sat low in the stern, with the waterline coming up over the boot stripe. They complained to the dealer and his fix was to move the boot stripe up higher. Didn't sound like a fix to me.I guess my point is that they had not installed any extra equipment to account for the squat, and it was direct from the factory, so I guess it was normal for that boat?.

 

[Roger Fleming]

Point of reference

I have a 1985, 27. The throughhull for my exhust (M-18)is just barely above the water. Underway, the inertia causes the bow to rise and the stern to dip. This causes the exhust throughhull to barely dip below the water. I do have a L.N.G. tank in my aft lazerette, but I don't think it affects the boat's trim. Hope this offers some reference.

 

[Don]

If it is an inboard, that's normal.

Inboard boats carry 400-500 pounds more in the aft end of the boat than outboard models.

 

[Peter]

sagging

I've got propane in the stern locker and along with the inboard the boat squats quite a bit. My solution was to move to the boot top up higher. As Don said, I believe that it's normal to sit so low with an inboard.