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Start_Driver wrote: Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:58 pm Hi everybody,

I own a 263 from 2001 with a VolvoPenta 8,1Gi engine in it.

I love the boat, but there is one thing I´m not able to adjust:

The boat is somewhat "tilt" to the left, and in totall very "low" in the water on that side.
(See pictures, on the right side the "white stripe" is completly" out of the water.)

=> I already took out the fresh water tank that is on this side of the boat, but no significant change ....
=> the batteries are on that side to, so I put al the equipment on the other side ... but again no significant change ....

Two friends of mine own the same boat, with a Mercruiser engine (witch shouldn`t make much difference, its about the same weight ...)
=> But their boat sits perfectly balanced in the water....

Anyone experienced the same problem?
Or has an idea how this could be fixed?!

Greetings Peer

cmattj wrote: Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:35 pm It appears she’s sits in the water?

Very possible you’re having water intrusion to the inner core as possibly a result of a deep gouging or even a rear tie down hook that’s below water line.

Have the boat inspected with a water meter and or a survey expert with provisions for testing.. it happens as a core can act like a spoung and hold hundreds of pounds of water weight.

It’s fixable once it’s determined and once the location of entry has been sealed.

AsLan7 wrote: Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:56 pm

Start_Driver wrote: Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:58 pm Hi everybody,

I own a 263 from 2001 with a VolvoPenta 8,1Gi engine in it.

I love the boat, but there is one thing I´m not able to adjust:

The boat is somewhat "tilt" to the left, and in totall very "low" in the water on that side.
(See pictures, on the right side the "white stripe" is completly" out of the water.)

=> I already took out the fresh water tank that is on this side of the boat, but no significant change ....
=> the batteries are on that side to, so I put al the equipment on the other side ... but again no significant change ....

Two friends of mine own the same boat, with a Mercruiser engine (witch shouldn`t make much difference, its about the same weight ...)
=> But their boat sits perfectly balanced in the water....

Anyone experienced the same problem?
Or has an idea how this could be fixed?!

Greetings Peer

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Peer, our 263 sits the same way in the water as yours (which you can see from the picture). Now that's with two 100 pound Trojan batteries and a full 10 gallon (70 pounds) potable water tank on that port side in addition to items stored under the port seats. Not sure what your friends have stored under their seats but we use every ounce of space on that side.

BTW, once we put our six tubes in the engine compartment with the majority of them on the starboard side, plus the ice and drinks in the starboard ice chests, it just about evened out the static stance (not pictured.) I wouldn't be too concerned about it....unless you notice some bad handling characteristics. (of which we have none).

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cmattj wrote: Sat Feb 02, 2019 4:35 pm It appears she’s sits in the water?

Very possible you’re having water intrusion to the inner core as possibly a result of a deep gouging or even a rear tie down hook that’s below water line.

Have the boat inspected with a water meter and or a survey expert with provisions for testing.. it happens as a core can act like a spoung and hold hundreds of pounds of water weight.

It’s fixable once it’s determined and once the location of entry has been sealed.

slideruleracer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:50 am BB and others, I could be wrong, but I think the only place where water intrusion in the core is possible on the 263 is the transom plate in the center of the boat. My understanding of the construction of these years (similar to my 250, which is why I've looked into it) is that there aren't any layers of construction where water can reside (except for the swim platform - ha!). The center 'flat' area where the outdrive transom mounts is foam cored and could conceivably store water, but IMHO it's too close to the centerline to cause a list like this. I'd be happy to be corrected, if I'm wrong on this, though.

slideruleracer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:50 am BB and others, I could be wrong, but I think the only place where water intrusion in the core is possible on the 263 is the transom plate in the center of the boat. My understanding of the construction of these years (similar to my 250, which is why I've looked into it) is that there aren't any layers of construction where water can reside (except for the swim platform - ha!). The center 'flat' area where the outdrive transom mounts is foam cored and could conceivably store water, but IMHO it's too close to the centerline to cause a list like this. I'd be happy to be corrected, if I'm wrong on this, though.

slideruleracer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:32 am That's the center part I was referring to. If that was soaking up water, it could sit low, but I wouldn't have thought it would cause it to list. Maybe that + the batteries?

slideruleracer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:39 am Sorry if I wasn't clear, but my original post was in support of your theory and experience.

I do not think that that generation of hull could soak in water in such a way to cause a list even if it had a cut in the side.