Though tight and well Ballasted, yet she laboured dreadfully, until the water came over the gunwale.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
How many casks he meant to take I did not know; when he asked me how much I would give, I replied: "Leave me enough to keep me Ballasted; that will satisfy me."
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
The chip is the triangular piece of wood Ballasted with lead to ride point up.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper