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Originally Posted by Barra
I have noticed this bows down aspect on the shorter FPs for awhile now. Particularly the lipari and lucia. On some it's so bad the sterns underside float clear of the water.
Always ask owners and so far no one has had an answer what's going on.
It's bugged me so much the last time I was on one we set a can on its side in the saloon and it did indeed roll slowly forwards. I look forward to the OP putting a spirit level on his.
The issue seems to be worse when fully loaded for cruising so I reckon payload is part of it particularly those well forward water tanks.
I think the new "40" has different tankage location?
The odd thing though is even a big heavy tender and outboard isn't enough to make much of a dent to attitude on the ones I've seen.
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There has been discussion about Oranas, and I think first gen Helias, having soles that slope aft, even while the bows seem to be lower in the water. And yes, when I
winch my ~250 pound of
dinghy up on the
davits it doesn't appear to change the balance of the
boat all that much. The biggest difference I've seen is empty water tanks. We have one 70 gallon tank in each
hull just forward of the
mast. So that's half a ton forward of center.
I've thought pretty seriously about figuring out how to store another 50 gallons of water in each
hull fairly far aft. I'd want to consult someone with more hull knowledge before doing that, though, as it'd be adding quite a lot of weight where it wasn't originally designed to be. Don't want to go cracking joints in the
fiberglass.