353 FasTech Handling Question
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353 FasTech Handling Question
I have a 2008 353 FasTech and the K-Planes are mounted horizontal (parallel to the water) rather than in line with the V of the bottom.
When running even at moderate speed if the boat starts to lean off to one side and I correct with tab after a while it will take off and lean to the other direction.
It does not seem want to be stable. My previous two boats had the tabs mounted lined up with the V on the hull and did not respond like this.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Dave
When running even at moderate speed if the boat starts to lean off to one side and I correct with tab after a while it will take off and lean to the other direction.
It does not seem want to be stable. My previous two boats had the tabs mounted lined up with the V on the hull and did not respond like this.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Dave
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Another way to correct lean is to slightly trim one of your engines up or down to counter the lean, many times caused by wind direction. The benefit of this approach is you keep your K-planes at the same location on both sides of the boat which keeps the boat more stable if you hit a rogue wave.
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Another way to correct lean is to slightly trim one of your engines up or down to counter the lean, many times caused by wind direction. The benefit of this approach is you keep your K-planes at the same location on both sides of the boat which keeps the boat more stable if you hit a rogue wave.
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Yeah, me too. Especially at LOTO on a snotty day where you never know when you might hit a rogue wave with one tab offset from the other and have an unpredictable outcome.
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Had an 05 353 with 525s and ITS, tabs were mounted at an angle from the factory. On really gusty days the boat did have a lean that was odd. It was hard sometimes to get out of it once in. That boat was very dialed in and ran very good numbers so I just attributed it to the design and drove thru it.
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So, I personally would never try to correct wind by counter trimming an outdrive. If you are dropping a trim tab and the boat is rolling over too far, you are over trimming. It take a couple of seconds for the boat to react to your input.
Try making slight adjustments to the tabs, a little goes a long way, you don't need much to get a reaction. Putting
undo pressure on your steering and tie bar by counter trimming could have negative results.
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Try making slight adjustments to the tabs, a little goes a long way, you don't need much to get a reaction. Putting
undo pressure on your steering and tie bar by counter trimming could have negative results.
Dave
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So, I personally would never try to correct wind by counter trimming an outdrive. If you are dropping a trim tab and the boat is rolling over too far, you are over trimming. It take a couple of seconds for the boat to react to your input.
Try making slight adjustments to the tabs, a little goes a long way, you don't need much to get a reaction. Putting
undo pressure on your steering and tie bar by counter trimming could have negative results.
Dave
Try making slight adjustments to the tabs, a little goes a long way, you don't need much to get a reaction. Putting
undo pressure on your steering and tie bar by counter trimming could have negative results.
Dave
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So, I personally would never try to correct wind by counter trimming an outdrive. If you are dropping a trim tab and the boat is rolling over too far, you are over trimming. It take a couple of seconds for the boat to react to your input.
Try making slight adjustments to the tabs, a little goes a long way, you don't need much to get a reaction. Putting
undo pressure on your steering and tie bar by counter trimming could have negative results.
Dave
Try making slight adjustments to the tabs, a little goes a long way, you don't need much to get a reaction. Putting
undo pressure on your steering and tie bar by counter trimming could have negative results.
Dave
In many cases your trim button doesn't raise both drives perfectly synchronized anyway.