@BomberEx The ballast is intended for heavy loads on the deck as you said. The boat would sit very low in the water if you put any load on it. The auto ballast will try to keep the boat on the waterline and will fill and drain depending on the load

I love this boat but I'm a bit confused about the ballast tanks. first, off the only thing, the auto ballast does is fills the ballast to 100 which is the same as the fill ballast button. My main question is what exactly performance-wise does the ballast do? It's kind of rearward so when I empty it the boat sits with the rear up in the air. is that purely for when it is holding something heavy on the deck? cause when it is going in normal conditions the boat goes faster when filled and has no advantage of draining.

Also some electric ropes for the hookup on the back, unless I'm blind an they are hidden somewhere..! Ta

Great vessel, really well executed. I wouldn't mind some AP myself but other than that it's good little workhorse.