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The oft discussed outboard extra ballast revealed
Here is a shot of the 2 pigs of lead from the deep sump , the one to the right would be furthest aft in the bilge .
These are reputed to be in all outboard models . It looks like there was a steel lifting eye in each one , long coroded away in mine .
These suckers are heavy , had to use main halyard to get to cockpit .
I'm cutting them in half with a sawsall and will either remove or use for trimming .
Mike G
I bought it from Herb Tucker
Herb lived in Hayes, VA just across the James River from Yorktown.
He bought the boat from a man who (if I understand correctly) bought the boat from a charity (sea scouts?).
The boats linage appears to be;
Me
Herb Tucker: Great guy. Replaced the combing boards, and some of the deck core. Painted the topsides and addressed the maintenance issues identified as problem areas in the manual. He also added some nice upgrades like the boards that span the center of the cabin and turn it into a large bunk.
Unknown short-term investor: sold boat to Herb, believed to have bought boat from a charity auction and painted cabin and deck in an attempt to 'spruce it up'. This person does not appear to have owned the boat for long.
Original owner: Herb met this man, and spoke to him about the boat. He apparently was a member of a local Yacht club and raced the boat in regattas. There might have been a few Ariel’s purchased at around the same time, and I do not know if they would have been out of Hampton or the other side of the bridge.
I would place my bet on this owner as the one who had done this modification, or had it done. The condition of the boat shows it was well maintained, and the work was well done (much more consistent with the earlier malignance then with that of "Unknown short-term investor".
I know Herb was moving shortly after he sold me the boat, but I will try to contact him to get more information.