diff --git a/src/scenes/ShipDeckScene.js b/src/scenes/ShipDeckScene.js
index 81c04cf..a0e7082 100644
--- a/src/scenes/ShipDeckScene.js
+++ b/src/scenes/ShipDeckScene.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default class ShipDeckScene extends Phaser.Scene {
         const groupWidth = (Math.min(barrelCount, barrelsPerRow) * horizontalSpacing);
         const leftHalfCenter = this.deckLeftX + (this.deckWidth / 4);
         const baseX = leftHalfCenter - (groupWidth / 2) + (horizontalSpacing / 2);
-        const baseY = this.deckBottomY + 40;
+        const baseY = this.deckBottomY - 10;
 
         // Create barrels in stacking pattern
         for (let i = 0; i < barrelCount; i++) {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default class ShipDeckScene extends Phaser.Scene {
         const groupWidth = (Math.min(barrelCount, barrelsPerRow) * horizontalSpacing);
         const rightHalfCenter = this.deckCenterX + (this.deckWidth / 4);
         const baseX = rightHalfCenter - (groupWidth / 2) + (horizontalSpacing / 2);
-        const baseY = this.deckBottomY + 40;
+        const baseY = this.deckBottomY - 10;
 
         // Create barrels in stacking pattern
         for (let i = 0; i < barrelCount; i++) {