Help

[woolf8372]

I have a 70 hp 1991 johnson outboard. So here is the prob with the boat at idel and me a full tank of gas and passenger the boat sits in the water fine under power it leans to the left the skeg has a small part out of it and is bent to the left will this cause it to lean like that and even changeing the weight of passenger does not help. Its a 15ft chrysler hydro vee open bow boat and tops out at about 37mph prop is brand new. Help please Thanks Rob

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Help

move the back end of trim tab above the prop to the left a little and see if that helps. how is the load place in the transom area, more weight on the left side. you also have prop torque to contend with. do you have a hydrofoil on the motor? that can also cause this problem. bring the stern too high, causing the bow to plow. you can also try to trim the motor out a little more to bring the bow up.