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« on: February 22, 2007, 05:50:49 PM » |
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fellas i got a 20' fisher with a 125 merc on it and when im up on plane it wants to "lean" to the left or right. I have paid attention to keeping the weight even on the left and right sides when loading it. anyone have any ideas on what might be causing it?
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Flatcatnightmare
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2007, 06:39:59 PM » |
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I had the same problem with my 16 ft Sea Nymph , one thing I found wrong was the motor was not mounted level , the 2 parts that you tighten down to the transom is what I'm talking about , one was higher than the other , check that and see if it makes a differance for ya .
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Doug158
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2007, 08:20:37 PM » |
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What Bill said also look at the rotation of your motor it sounds like the torgue of the Motor could be the cause :wink: :grin:
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2007, 10:26:46 PM » |
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also make sure the skeg is not bent, that will cause all kinds of problems when on plane
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2007, 07:26:28 AM » |
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thanks fellas im heading to the garage now to take a look. could a badly dinged up prop do this ?
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2007, 08:07:08 AM » |
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If it was a blade on your prop you would feel a vibration and that would be bad on the motor :wink:
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2007, 08:34:36 AM » |
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sounds good doug. im gonna order a new prop before i hit the water again which could be awhile considering the mississippi is still frozen solid here. only a matter of time though spring is right around the corner!! :grin: :lol:
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2007, 09:08:37 AM » |
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Check to make sure the motor is mounted dead center on the transom, I've never seen a boat lean left and right normally they will lean to one side or the other if the motor is mounted wrong, your boat should be like my SmokerCraft, the only time that I have seen a boat lean like you are describing is when the nose is plowing down into the water and not riding up and on the rear chines, does it feel like the front of the boat is lifted out of the water?
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2007, 09:40:19 PM » |
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yeah doc its only when were up on plane. If its just my girlfriend and i which is what it normally is the boat when up on plane will start to lean slowly to one side or the other. if she gets up and wals to the "high side" it will slowly go back to level and then do it again at times. its more of a nusience(sp?) than anything. it only goes so far then stops. its just annoying leaning to one side when i go up the river.
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« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2007, 10:57:34 AM » |
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yeah doc its only when were up on plane. If its just my girlfriend and i which is what it normally is the boat when up on plane will start to lean slowly to one side or the other. if she gets up and wals to the "high side" it will slowly go back to level and then do it again at times. its more of a nusience(sp?) than anything. it only goes so far then stops. its just annoying leaning to one side when i go up the river. my brand new boat did that as well only it always leaned to the left side.. i sent it back and come to find out the transom was not welded right. i still have to watch how i trim the motor or you can see a slight diff in how it rides. |
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« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2007, 07:32:03 AM » |
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Mine was doing that after i look at the motor. And didnt see any thing wrong i put a pair of Hydrofoil Stabilizer on it. Man this help out a lot. Plus it puts the bow in the water. Bad thing is that it slow me down about 2MPH. :roll: They don't looks right but it helps.  |
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« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2007, 03:58:07 PM » |
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Mine was doing that after i look at the motor. And didnt see any thing wrong i put a pair of Hydrofoil Stabilizer on it. Man this help out a lot. Plus it puts the bow in the water. Bad thing is that it slow me down about 2MPH. :roll: They don't looks right but it helps. I tryed one of the wale tails on my chrysler and it made it overheat. Not sure why maybe cause it is such an old motor and not set up for one. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2007, 12:46:55 PM » |
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fellas i got a 20' fisher with a 125 merc on it and when im up on plane it wants to "lean" to the left or right. I have paid attention to keeping the weight even on the left and right sides when loading it. anyone have any ideas on what might be causing it? Did you get it fix or what? |
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« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2007, 02:54:11 PM » |
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talked to my mechanic when i was getting it winterized. were gonna be putting a whale tail on it this spring when it comes out of storage to see if that helps. ill keep ya updated
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« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2007, 08:46:18 PM » |
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Kool did you check to see if it was in the center of the transom or if the skag was out of alignment :?:
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