M_Boats: Lead Keel

[Rick Langer]

I suppose the magnet test is accurate.  However, I've not tried it.  One 
thing that Frank Durant and I noticed when comparing his new M15 to my 1985 
model that has steel ballast is  that where my boat has a large bulge of 
ballast in the forward locker, his is flat in that area.  At first we 
thought something was wrong with the new boat, but the obvious answer is 
that lead takes up less volume than steel.  So my unscientific conclusion 
would reccomend you open the forward locker, If there's a bulge it's steel 
ballast and if it's flat it's lead.

Rick Langer 


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