A "ton of stuff"? I think not.

A Pearson 30 will go down one inch for a load of 851 pounds. If this load were
concentrated in the bow, one might guess it would be down two inches, or perhaps
more. Thus, a "ton of stuff" would very likely bring it down a considerable
amount.

800 pounds is a lot - 12 cubic feet of water, or 100 gallons. Or 800 feet of
anchor chain. Its hard to believe that some wet glass could absorb this much.
However, its also possible that a lot of weight removed from the stern could
cause the same change. Was it re-powered with a lighter engine? Is the fuel
tank full? Batteries removed? Is the waterline original, or was it re-drawn
assuming a dinghy in davits?

And, of course, its likely a combination of various factors.

-jeff


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
the extra weight of whatever
the front hull could hold would not be enough to bring the whole boat down
in front .


Your friend is right. Even with bow water tank full and a ton of stuff up
front
in the Vee, my P30 still sat on her lines pretty well.
Maybe someone here has an idea?

RB