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LCG is the Longitudinal Center of Gravity. We measure it in feet from the transom heel (bottom of transom at the keel)to the center of gravity. When represented as a %, it is the LCG measured length as described compared to the static wetted length of the boat. The Seacraft 25 has a wetted length of 22'at full load displacement. Thus, the 37% LCG at a heavy displacement I described equates to 7.9' from the transom heel. We chose this location for the trials because it is where the static trim of the boat is 0 and generally results in better seakeeping, especially in head seas. A more typical LCG for an average planing boat of this size is about 33% and very high speed boats will have a LCG of 30% or less.