Okay- for those not familiar with my situation- about 3 weeks ago I bought a 1994 Rinker 180 w/3.0L. While getting it all cleaned up prepped for my upcoming vacation I discovered that the gimbal ring was cracked through at the driver-side trim hinge point. After spending two weeks researching (asking tons of questions here) and waiting on parts, I've got it all back together and running again. I took it out for a quick spin this weekend to test it out before I head out on vacation later this week. Everything seemed to work as I'd hoped (it didn't sink etc 
. I even got the speedo working again. I need to adjust the trim sensors as they are not reporting the trim properly right now- but I expect that's fairly easy to do.
So, my question- when running at say 20-25+ mph, maybe 60% throttle though WOT (boat tops out at 42mph- not GPS tested though) the boat will turn to the left pretty sharply if I'm not holding the wheel. Seems to track straight at lower speeds. I made sure that when I put the steering pin and arm back on that it was pointing straight forward when the drive was pointing straight. I had to adjust the steering wheel so that it was re-centered. Maybe I need to make other adjustments? Is there some sort of on-center adjustment I need to make.
Or, perhaps, is this normal ? that the boat?s motor is generating enough torque when under load that it wants to pull the drive to the side.
I?ve never owned a boat of this size so I?m still getting used to it. Thanks
. I even got the speedo working again. I need to adjust the trim sensors as they are not reporting the trim properly right now- but I expect that's fairly easy to do. So, my question- when running at say 20-25+ mph, maybe 60% throttle though WOT (boat tops out at 42mph- not GPS tested though) the boat will turn to the left pretty sharply if I'm not holding the wheel. Seems to track straight at lower speeds. I made sure that when I put the steering pin and arm back on that it was pointing straight forward when the drive was pointing straight. I had to adjust the steering wheel so that it was re-centered. Maybe I need to make other adjustments? Is there some sort of on-center adjustment I need to make.
Or, perhaps, is this normal ? that the boat?s motor is generating enough torque when under load that it wants to pull the drive to the side.
I?ve never owned a boat of this size so I?m still getting used to it. Thanks
