Stability of Floating Bodies

Investigating the stability of a floating body and determining the metacentre
One vertically movable clamped weight for adjusting the centre of gravity
One horizontally movable clamped weight for adjusting the heel
Clinometer with scale for displaying the heel
Transparent floating body with rectangular frame cross-section.

Technical Data:
Floating body
Vertical scale: 400mm
Horizontal scale: 180mm
L x W x H: 300x130x190mm
Mast height: 400mm
Clinometer scale: +/- 35°
Height scale of the floating body: 120mm
Weights
Tank for water: 50L
Horizontal clamped weight: 196g
Vertical clamped weight: 575g
Floating body without clamped weights: approx. 2,7kg.