1967 Alberg 30 Bilge Rot / Keel ballast exposed

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by dyamakuchi

Hi everyone, I'm Dave. I have a 30' Alberg, Hull #47 'Aquila.' I'm actually interested in pulling her iron ballast and replacing it with lead batteries.



Any suggestions? How wide and long is the ballast? I've written the Alberg 30 owners group just now:


Public-List@lists.alberg30.org


I just wanted to check in here too...


Thanks for any help! Best Regards,



Dave

Won’t work well. The gross density of LA batteries is less than iron. And they won’t mold to fit the oddly shaped space.

Batteries in the sump atop the ballast, that’s more workable.