On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:39 -0100, David dh@. wrote:

I've got an old boat very much like this one:

http://www.warnersdock.com/images/Fr...fores15yel.JPG

that I'm trying to make into a mini-houseboat,
sort of like a camper. I only expect to have
about 200-300 pounds in the roof and walls,
and the roof will only be about 48" above
the gunwale. The hull will weigh a *lot* more
than what is added, so shouldn't that alone
be enough to keep it from being top heavy
and flipping over? If I add weight, like a
couple hundred pound bags of sand down
in the hull to counterballance, shouldn't
that take care of it? If so, should they
be placed on the sides, or in the center?


You probably want to go over to the rec.boats.cruising group and give
Roger Long a shout. I doubt that he will be prepared to tell you
whether your boat is a camper but he probably would get you a
reference to some rough and ready "righting moment" calculations which
you could use to figure out the answer to your question.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)