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Old 06-15-2013 | 08:36 PM
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So I have been dealing with this issue and Im finally just fed up with it. My boat, a 88 24 foot Baja, leans to the port, passenger side when running. When hitting waves it dosent fly straight either, it leans hard to the left. I know that my prop a 26 pitch bravo might have a ton to do with the torque on the boat. When just crusing around about 3000 rpm I have to put my passenger side k-plane down pretty far to make it ride flat. When Im running hard on flat water, with the tabs all the way up and trimmed to the point where its starting to throw a tail it finally levels out. My boat has had the x raised 3.5 inches, still running the stock bravo outdrive with no nose cone..
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Old 06-15-2013 | 08:54 PM
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Maybe your copilot is too fat!!!
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Old 06-15-2013 | 08:56 PM
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ouch!!!!!
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:11 PM
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it is turning a left handed prop? or does it have a right handed prop on it?
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:47 PM
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Right hand prop..it will do it with just me in the boat..
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Old 06-15-2013 | 09:58 PM
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gotta have weight (water) somehow on that side. i've known boats to enter thru the rubrail fill up the bow and ride bow heavy.
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Old 06-16-2013 | 08:28 AM
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It levels out when you get more hull out of the water. Have you checked for a hook on the port side? Might be toward the outer edge. Or any thru hull fittings on that side.
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Old 06-16-2013 | 10:05 AM
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Prop Torque,,a lot of single engine boats do that,,
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Old 06-16-2013 | 10:15 AM
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Prop Torque,,a lot of single engine boats do that,,

This, on the Superboats we found that a lefty prop helps this a lot and does not make the boat lean as much the other way. Borrow one and try it.
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Old 06-16-2013 | 10:25 AM
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Singles are notorious for this. The torque of the motor alone is throwing the boat down on the left in a trimmed in position. Having the X dim raised 3.5 inches with the stock unit means the entire motor was raised 3.5 inches. The weight of the motor that much higher in the boat compounds this problem. The right handed prop is trying to throw the boat left compounding the problem even further. The 24 degree bottom adds to this also. Try a left hand prop, swap your shifter cable on the shifter and your problem will go away.
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