On Friday, November 24, 2017 at 7:32:29 AM UTC-7, AS wrote:
A boom repair should not require that much ballast in the nose to get the empty airframe in CG range.

I have seen boom repairs just short of having 2x4s inside, so if it is one of those, that much lead in the nose may be indeed required.

Uli
'AS'

You mean like this?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gy3qkujmyy...26.49.jpg?dl=0