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    Boat handling question

    I have 2013 FX21 and have had it less than year. I do like both the Skeeter and the 250 SHO, a lot. But I also have a concern. When I hammer down, which is really only ocassionally, the steering has a bunch of torque. Gets rather hard to maneuver after 60 mph.
    Not sure if this is normal or not.

    Any input appreciated

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    Not exactly sure what you mean but on my old TZX190 if I trimmed the motor real high it was pretty hard to turn to the right. Not so bad with my ZX200 but again if I trim very high the wheel is hard to turn to the right. I think that is pretty normal but I'm not an expert.
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    #3
    That's normal for high motor heights. Lower the motor, and it should be easy to turn.
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    #4
    High trim settings will make it harder to steer. Like said before bump the trim down some and you will notice a big difference.

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    I'll try trimming down a bit. Thanks for the replies