boat leans to port side

[jerry2]

when coming out of the hole boat wants to lean to the port side until you trim up and then it levels off, what might be a fix for this.

[AmesHusker]

I believe the lean is a natural result of the torque your engine/prop are creating as you hit the throttle. A slight right hand turn as you take off should cure it. You could try shifting some weight around in the boat - move more stuff to the starboard side - to see if it makes a diff. Also, a Bryan's foil or other type of hydra foil may help.

[BassRatt]

The leaning at takeoff is very common. This is due to the motor/prop torque. As long as the boat levels out during/after trim you are good. Never Never let go of the steering wheel for any reason while under power. The motor/prop torque will flip the boat sideways and you will not have time to recover and you could get seriously injured or killed! I have witnessed this before and the boat flipped upside down (Shafer Lake, Indiana).

[tr196]

See if you can move things like your batteries. If they are all on the passenger side try moving to the drivers side. Also any heavy gear; anchors, tackle, etc that can be moved to the drivers side may also help. My boat leans some to the starbord side when taking off. I can fill the passenger side livewell and it will run level so you could try that also. Good luck.

[gitrdone]

Pretty unusual for it to lean to the port side (left), usually it will lean to the starboard (right) side because of the torque of the propeller turning to the right and if you are alone because of your added weight. Could be you have a counter rotating lower unit also making it lean to the left, port side. Having a counter rotating lower unit would be pretty unusual too.

If it is leaning port on take off move as much of your heavy stuff to the opposite side of the lean.

[jerry2]

thanks for the advise i will let you know what happens when i try some of this when it stops raining. thanks again

[PJCodner]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gitrdone &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Pretty unusual for it to lean to the port side (left), usually it will lean to the starboard (right) side because of the torque of the propeller turning to the right and if you are alone because of your added weight. Could be you have a counter rotating lower unit also making it lean to the left, port side. Having a counter rotating lower unit would be pretty unusual too.

If it is leaning port on take off move as much of your heavy stuff to the opposite side of the lean.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree I don't think my boat has ever leaned to Port on take off. It always leans to the Starboard and it has a ton of steering torque until I get it up on plane and trimmed all the way out. I would definetly move some stuff around. Does it lean some when it is at rest on the water?

[hawgjawsTR196]

mine definitely leans to the starboard side when at idle or at low rpm's but when up on plane it evens out. I've also never heard of a boat leaning to the port side.

[ChampioNman]

A mis-adjusted torque tab would do this.

[Cajuninok]

ChampioNman,
How much and to what direction should the torque tab be adjusted?

Thanks,
Flynn

[billius]

I've had four bassboats and they all leaned to port coming out of the hole. My Cat does it the least of the four...the worst was my Tr20, but nontheless...all of them came out of it once I got trimmed up some.

[basspro361]

Yep, I got to agree mine torques to the left (port) on take-off coming out of the hole and then back to the right (starboard) when coming down off of plane. A lot of this is due to the big three blade prop I am running but some is due the high performance hull that allows it to roll under torque. You can reduce some of it by running a four blade prop and also by getting on plane fast. Engine height also has a little to with it. The more stable the hull design (means less speed!) the less you will notice this. You should never have a problem above 25-30 MPH. You probably have a relatively fast boat because the slow ones don't do this!!