Boat lifting on Starboard Side
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Boat lifting on Starboard Side
Any ideas what would make my 1996 26 ft. Scarab lift on the starboard side? I have a 502 with a B&M 250 on it making about 650 hp. I am using right rotation 28 pitch bravo 1 lab finished. I have tried all sorts of props including left rotation but nothing seems to help. I checked for a hook, but only found maybe 1/8 inch in 4 ft. I have to have the port tab at about 3 on my indicator. Ideas?
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1/8" over a 4' section of your running surface is a significant piece of bottom. The boat is 26' long and if that hook runs 4' forward, that's a hook in 15 percent of your bottom on the problematic side, which could definitely drive down the nose and make the boat feel as if you needed to use more positive trim than would actually be required. I had a 22' Scarab with the same problem and when I had the bottom blueprinted and the hook remove, the boat came alive.
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Some of it may be torque steer...
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Are you running a right hand prop, i think a lefty may help.
Check in the Carrera Forum, Kreed is running some big power in his 27 and his was leaning to one side too.
Check in the Carrera Forum, Kreed is running some big power in his 27 and his was leaning to one side too.