Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 14'-04", AFT 17'-08". The LCG of the forepeak is 200 feet forward of amidships. How many tons of ballast must be pumped into the forepeak in order to have a drag of 2 feet? (Use the reference material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)

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Option D: 75 tons. Longitudinal stability calculations using the stability data reference book require determining the trimming moment needed to achieve a 2-foot drag, yielding a required forepeak ballast weight of 75 tons.