Two 50 pound bags of children's play sand at Home
Depot might also do the trick. About $1 a piece, they
can be molded to fit the irregular shape of the
compartment. On the other hand, I wonder if the salt
might also serve to absorb the dampness in the cabin
air?
- Scott
Charleston
--- denis4x4@frontier.net wrote:
> Looking for some compact ballast? Try 50# salt
> blocks available at any
> co-op or live stock supply outlet. A little
> trimming with a skill saw and
> you can drop two of those suckers into the forward
> compartment for 80# plus
> in the bow. Wrap the trimmed pieces with seran wrap
> and hit it with a hair
> dryer to seal it. A 50# white block is 5 or 6
> bucks and is a hair under a
> cubic foot in size.
>
> This is a real message and not a test!
>
> Dennis Pierce
> Gypsy Witch V #1207
> Durango C
>
>
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