Boil it down
Unless you are correcting a rather extreme design deficiency (which you do not have), adding weight will not improve your overall sailing performance AT ALL.
While this was never an especially tender boat (meaning overcanvassed and/or underballasted), the weight the PO added in the bilge would have been the right place if the goal was to improve the stability (again not needed, and yielding a net loss in overall perf).
The result would have been a slight increase in stability-resulting in the ability to carry slightly more sail in windy conditions, which MIGHT result in a slight increase in speed and/or height in THOSE conditions-but with the loss of performance in the lower end of the wind range (it would be better to shorten sail in the windy stuff than add weight), and a loss of useful load carrying ability.
The boat was designed as a good all-around performer, and these kinds of mods almost never produce a net improvement-andf when there is an improvement in one area you will pay for it in another..
Enjoy your well designed boat!!!
S
Unless you are correcting a rather extreme design deficiency (which you do not have), adding weight will not improve your overall sailing performance AT ALL.
While this was never an especially tender boat (meaning overcanvassed and/or underballasted), the weight the PO added in the bilge would have been the right place if the goal was to improve the stability (again not needed, and yielding a net loss in overall perf).
The result would have been a slight increase in stability-resulting in the ability to carry slightly more sail in windy conditions, which MIGHT result in a slight increase in speed and/or height in THOSE conditions-but with the loss of performance in the lower end of the wind range (it would be better to shorten sail in the windy stuff than add weight), and a loss of useful load carrying ability.
The boat was designed as a good all-around performer, and these kinds of mods almost never produce a net improvement-andf when there is an improvement in one area you will pay for it in another..
Enjoy your well designed boat!!!
S