boat leans

[sammyfan]

have a 1987 marathon it leans to starboard side even when docked any clue what would cause this tks

 

[CheapboatKev]

Re: boat leans

Welcome aboard Sammyfan..

Coulde be listing due to a number of reasons...
How the boat is loaded
Fuel tank placement
On the far end of bad...
theres the chance that you can have water saturation under the decking, wet foam can add hundereds of lbs of weight

Good luck

 

[QC]

Re: boat leans

Kev is right. If it lists to starboard at rest, then you have more weight on that side. Period. You've got to find it and balance it out. Battery placement is huge.

 

[flagwaver]

Re: boat leans

If you have wet foam, will it dry out or does it have to be removed and replaced?

 

[1rawdawg007]

Re: boat leans

Foam may dry out by the time your a great, great, great, great, grandparent, maybe not..
It really needs to come out if its wet.
You dont say if you had this boat before it was leaning. You may have a leak or you may have an accumulation problem from exposure to rain, or washdowns. Even if you store it bow up, rainwater can drain into the foam from seat and deck seams and eventually make it look like your cruisin in the hood with the "lean".