A weight ballast having a reduced cost of manufacture includes a housing filled with a filling. The housing includes a bottom side, two lateral sides, with the two lateral sides, two terminal sides and bottom side defining a compartment as well as an opening to allow the filling being poured into the housing. The housing further including two lugs extending longitudinally with respect to a longitudinal axis of the housing from the two terminal sides respectively, and with each of the two lugs including a cavity connected to and in communication with the compartment. The filling is a mixture of cement and scum with a predetermined specific weight.