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Originally Posted by Oilydad
as low and near to the centre of the floor and axle as possible. .
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I agree about as low as possible, but is it actually best to concentrate weight close to the axle, rather than distributed evenly along the floor?
I ask because when ballasting a boat it is very important to spread the distribution fore and aft, to minimise excessive pitching. Maintaining weight at the extremities helps to dampen rocking backwards and forwards, because of inertia.
Imagine carrying a long heavy pole over your shoulder. Isn't that more stable than a long very light pole with the same weight concentrated in the middle?