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Originally Posted by Destroyer

Well, actually a good solution for your problem would be to add trim tabs. That way you can adjust for forward weight, aft weight, side to side trim, etc. Of course they only work while underway, so you have to take that into account and adjust accordingly. But they work really well and you can compensate for changing sea conditions on the fly, which you cannot do with dead weight.

Thanks. Trim tabs are on the list but 95% of my boating is trolling for salmon so they won't really do much for me.

Originally Posted by Duke01

If you decide to move your batteries forward, I would make an effort to put them up in the cuddy wherever possible. I moved my two batteries to a compartment forward of the gas tank on my 78 cuddy, about mid-ship. It did not have the impact I had hoped. I have my two spare 3 gallon cans up on the cuddy (every little bit helps).

Thanks. I moved two of the 3 sand bags from the very forward compartment to the forward locker and even that little change meant I now take on water. It's still much better then pre sandbags though. I can understand why moving the batteries to mid ship would do little. If you do trying adding wait to the fore most compartment, be warned that you will absolutely love the ride. It is night and day different. The boat gets right up on plane and tracks amazingly. I no longer feel the need for autopilot when trolling.