BOAT LEANS HARD AT FULL THROTTLE

[gshotgun361]

HELLO IM KINDA NEW AT THIS, BUT I BOUGHT A 71 IMP OMC WITH A BUICK V6.AT LOW SPEEDS IT ISNT TOO BAD BUT WHEN YOU OPEN IT UP IT ALWAYS WANTS TO LEAN WAY OVER TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT IT CAN BE TRICKY TO MANUVERE AT TIMES.HAS ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE? AND ALSO AT FULL THROTTLE IT RUNS AT 4500 RPM IS THIS WITHIN THE NORM. THANKS ALOT FOR ANY HELP.

 

[Dennis4b]

Re: BOAT LEANS HARD AT FULL THROTTLE

It's called chine walking, some hulls are more prone to do it than others. You may be able to remedy it with better weight balancing and/or trim tabs. <br /><br />For a good article about chine walking (and lots of other good ones), visit http://www.yachtsurvey.com/chine_riding.htm