I did a little experiment when I put a 6" inspection plate over my fuel pick up line. The 6" round piece I cut out weighed 16 oz. when wet. let it dry for 2 months and re-weighed it to find it had lost 9 oz. of weight. Since the deck is wet and the transom is wet, I loosely calculated that I have approximately 180 to 190 lbs. of water weight in my 18. Unfortunately, I think the port stringer box has some water in it. I have about a 5 degree list to port sitting still and have balanced all the weight in it. ( Or it may be one of those pesky hog weights in there to offset the original battery placement!)
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