Re: Ocean Hobo Santorin 96
rossirossix4
Hi Ivan,
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This posting assumes that the list to port is static (at rest) as well as moving. I own a 93 Santorin and my experience is that there can be a tendency to list to port but that it can be overcome. I believe that the reasons that it can list to port are the following--heavy house batteries, oven/stove, pantry, Espar?,both heads, refrigerator+contents are all on the port side. Also, if you have a heavy life raft and filled jerry cans in the port life raft locker, that can add significant weight on that side. In addition, if you use large amounts of diesel in your tank, you lose weight (up to 800 lbs) on the starboard side. The rear lazarette is not a great place to try to trim the list of the boat because it significantly tapers inboard, providing less leverage on the roll axis--in any case the bow and stern are not a great place to have any heavy items because they increase forces on the pitch access. I solved my boat's issue--COMPLETELY-- by putting heavy engine spares etc. in the storage below the starboard pilot berth --this is the widest part of the boat. I also keep heavy tools below my nav station area. In addition, heavier food items, etc IF you have them in the lockers below the salon windows can be shifted to the starboard size. Finally, heavy canned goods and beer, etc. could be stored in the bottom shelf of the passageway. Again, I have not had to resort to that, but I do not have full jerry cans in the life raft compartment. I just spent several weeks anchored with friends who have finished their circumnavigation in a (Garcia) sail boat with a Hydrovane which was very significantly offset and it worked without a hitch....used it virtually all the time and could not stop raving about it. Hope this helps. Bob and Suzanne Brittany de la Mer 1993 Santorin
--- In amelyachtowners@..., "Ivan Campbell" <i-campbell@...> wrote:
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