Stringer ballast

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I’m working on fixing de-lamination of my port stringer. Pellets were coming out between the stringer and the hull. The stringer also had a bow in it. I cutout about an 18” by 6” rectangle from the stringer. I removed 52lbs of pellets. I’m trying to figure out if I should replace the weight or remove it from the starboard stringer. The boat is an 89 Sceptre with original transom mount outboard setup. It has a 225 0x66 Yamaha on it. I also added a hardtop. I’m thinking I need to add back the weight. I haven’t had the boat in the water yet so it’s difficult to tell.
My questions:
Should I add or remove weight?
How should I add weight back?

Thanks for any suggestions
Sal