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countryrook
08-04-2005, 08:06 PM
my team pro from wwh always want to turn right? prop is ok have 2 does it with both , seems to do it more at speed help!!!
Chris LaPanse
08-04-2005, 10:06 PM
ounds like you don't have your steering trim adjusted right. All (single prop) boatrs will try to turn at speed (from the prop torque). Adjust the rudder trim to counteract that, and don't worry about it - it's normal.
dannyUAL767
08-15-2005, 08:34 AM
Sounds like you may be experiencing propwalk. Because of the way the prop is spinning, it tries to pull the stern of the boat to the left with the bow pulling to the right. As the speed increases, the pull gets worse; sometimes way worse!
My Aeromarine Avenger cat pulls really ugly at speed :mad: . If I try to trim it out, then it will pull to the left at slower speeds and the boat slows down so much at speed from the additional rudder drag that I might as well be throwing out an anchor :( . I've posted about this on Jim's RC Boat dock and have had quite a few suggestions such as making sure that the prop is sharp, very sharp; offsetting the strut slightly to the right (about 1/4"), mounting the rudder to the left ( :confused: ); and trying a different prop.
Icman69
08-15-2005, 07:35 PM
I had the same issue with one of my 52" deep V'S I found two issues the Transom was not pefectly flat so my drive was off slightly little gelcoat and she straighted out some. I thinned and sharpened the prop to a razor edge and the pull went away she also seems a little faster as well.
I hope I don't have issues with my AM Cat I am finishing the paint on it next week and I hope to get it done this month. That would tick me off I already double checked the transom and fixed a small issue. I have already thinned the prop and just have to put an edge on it. But if she doesn't run well she will look good running crappy. :p
dannyUAL767
08-15-2005, 10:55 PM
Icman69, I resharpened my prop but I didn't thin it. I got it a good bit sharper and it helped some but not too much. It still pulls quite a bit. I guess I could try to thin the blades.
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