2006 Triton Tr-196 leaning...

[jb3601]

I've have a 2006 Triton Tr-196 with a 200hp Mercury that I bought in Sept 2019. I like everything about the rig except the leaning to the right when de-accelerating. I filled the port side livewell almost full today and it helped a lil. I'm a pretty good size man, right around 300 lbs. Should I move most of my tackle and equipment to the port side? It's to the point I'm almost ready to sell it and buy something else. Thanks for any tips.

[itsahog]

Of course you should move weight to the port side. You need to balance the boat. If you are a large guy, you may have to even add some xtra weight to make it level. Most any boat with a 300 pound driver is going to lean I suspect. I weigh 200 and if I leave my port side light my boat leans as well. I think you’ll be happy once you balance it out.

[jb3601]

Kinda figured I needed to. Lol. Gives me an incentive to lose weight myself. As far as everything else about the boat, it seems like a real good rig. Thanks for the reply

[buster502]

i have a 2005 tr196 just like yours and mine does not lean,i am 5'8 and 150 max out wet,i just got mine and so far no problems i ran it up to 68 the other day and it was stable to be ,i felt it moving around 62 and i pulled to the left again and it settled right down no trouble with chine walk at 68,i think any boat at 65 plus will be a little different,i first bass boat was a 1987 shadow tunnel hull now that was a good boat to learn to drive with lol,the guy i got mine from said it would 73 mph

[Caddis001]

My '05 leans as well. No idea why. I'm about 200lbs, have loaded the port livewell, tried to balance the tackle more port. I've just learning to live with it.

[duracraftman]

Of course you should move weight to the port side. You need to balance the boat. If you are a large guy, you may have to even add some xtra weight to make it level. Most any boat with a 300 pound driver is going to lean I suspect. I weigh 200 and if I leave my port side light my boat leans as well. I think you’ll be happy once you balance it out.

I agree with this. I weigh 260 and pretty much any boat I've ever driven will lean at least slightly with just me in the boat.

[Caddis001]

Not sure about JB's vessel but in mine, it's not a small lean - it's a full on list to starboard. Maybe it's the fuel moving with the off-balance. A 46 gallon tank that's 3/4 full is a lot of weight sloshing about. Don't know. It's a fine fishing platform and I'll keep mine.

[jb3601]

Thanks for the info guys. I'm gonna check my PTP distance today. Was told by my dealer this could be a lil bit of the problem besides my fat butt. Tight lines fellers!!

[Lightning 6]

IMHO most boats lean when fishing solo....and size matters. I found that moving 100% of my equipment forward of the consoles, managing fuel load and filling one livewell (port when solo & starboard with a co-angler) maximizes my performance and minimizes the lean.

[jb3601]

I just measured my PTP. The pad measures 15 1/4" to floor. Center of prop shaft to floor is 14 1/2". I measured 5 times and it's the same. 3/4" of PTP? Guess I'm gonna drop motor down some and try it.

[Cajun Pop]

Mine was set that high when I bought it also. I dropped it to 2 1/2" and overall performance is better but nothing changed with the lean when I fish alone. I moved the starting battery to the passenger side which helped a little. The lean disappears when the boat starts to get on the pad so it is not an issue for me.