Your vessel's drafts are: FWD 21'-08", AFT 24'-02". 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 18 inches? (Use the reference material in Section 1, the blue pages, of the Stability Data Reference Book)

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Option D: 65 tons. Using the initial drafts to find the baseline trim and applying the moment to change trim from the stability blue pages establishes that 65 tons of ballast must be added to the forepeak to attain an 18-inch drag.