Anyone running a hydrofoil on a stepped hull?
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Trim Tabs are a better bet on a "performance" hull. Putting a hydrofoil on your outdrive will help it get on plane quicker and maybe maintain plane at a slower speed, but that's about it. It will create DRAG and slow you down compared to not having one.
When you say squirrely at slow speeds, is that off-plane or on-plane? If it's off-plane, that is bow steer which is normal for V hulls. Just don't over correct with the wheel to try to steer it straight that just exaggerates the wander.
When you say squirrely at slow speeds, is that off-plane or on-plane? If it's off-plane, that is bow steer which is normal for V hulls. Just don't over correct with the wheel to try to steer it straight that just exaggerates the wander.
Was testing someone’s boat this fall and it bow steered so much at 20mph with trim down my right shoulder almost hit the water. Holy fuk i thought i was going out of boat. Never witnessed that before. Little 18ft boat with colvo duoprop.
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Good thinking. Maybe that’s why it rolls too. Too much trim down at speed…ie: bow steer.
Was testing someone’s boat this fall and it bow steered so much at 20mph with trim down my right shoulder almost hit the water. Holy fuk i thought i was going out of boat. Never witnessed that before. Little 18ft boat with colvo duoprop.
Was testing someone’s boat this fall and it bow steered so much at 20mph with trim down my right shoulder almost hit the water. Holy fuk i thought i was going out of boat. Never witnessed that before. Little 18ft boat with colvo duoprop.
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Is the outdrive solid at the pivot points?
I have had a couple worn out that allowed "sloppy" steering.
Have the small skeg above the prop?
Have seen those and adjusting those make a little difference, but would not expect too much at all.
I have had a couple worn out that allowed "sloppy" steering.
Have the small skeg above the prop?
Have seen those and adjusting those make a little difference, but would not expect too much at all.
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Bow steering is off-plane If the boat is leaning that much at speed, then it has to be a load issue. See if you can move some weight to the non--leaning side. If the boat seems balanced weight-wise maybe you have something else going on. Maybe you have water in the hull on the leaning side?
If all else checks out, trim tabs might be the only way to solve this. They help with getting on plane, low planning speeds, correct for side to side imbalances etc.
Trim tabs work all the time, unless you bring them up all the way and out of the water.
If all else checks out, trim tabs might be the only way to solve this. They help with getting on plane, low planning speeds, correct for side to side imbalances etc.
Trim tabs work all the time, unless you bring them up all the way and out of the water.
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Yeah probably bad advice. I thought you were talking about a real hydrofoil not a pretend foil "whale tale." Many have used on older cigarette hull's with great results in reducing porpoise, but that does not sound like the problem you were trying to fix.
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Bow steering is off-plane If the boat is leaning that much at speed, then it has to be a load issue. See if you can move some weight to the non--leaning side. If the boat seems balanced weight-wise maybe you have something else going on. Maybe you have water in the hull on the leaning side?
If all else checks out, trim tabs might be the only way to solve this. They help with getting on plane, low planning speeds, correct for side to side imbalances etc.
Trim tabs work all the time, unless you bring them up all the way and out of the water.
If all else checks out, trim tabs might be the only way to solve this. They help with getting on plane, low planning speeds, correct for side to side imbalances etc.
Trim tabs work all the time, unless you bring them up all the way and out of the water.
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