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    EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS

    RUNNING A 1997 STRATOS 295 PRO ELITE SINGLE CONSOLE WITH A 2009 200HO E-TEC And a 26 PITCH RAKER 2 prop new
    2.5 below pad, I am experiencing some yaw at 71-72 mph/gps wot, 5600 rpms not trimmed all the way up as i trim up speed starts to increase but yaw starts to get worse, i am able to correct some with steering, i fill i got more speed in her, any body have the same thing happen and any suggestions on settleing it down and getting more speed.

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    Re: EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS (jry453825)

    Torque tamer on the skeg will help greatly and only be 15.00



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    Re: EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS (Todd Morgan)

    I did not know what "YAW" meant, but I thought he was describing chine walk.

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    Re: EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS (Flipping57)

    Its not into the chine yet,just woundering if anybody else exspiereanced it and was able to correct.

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    Re: EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS (jry453825)

    Since we are not sure what it is doing, please describe what you are calling yaw?

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    Re: EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS (201pro)

    A fore and aft rocking motion of a boat. not into the chine yet.

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    Re: EXSPERIENCING SOME YAW AT HIGH SPEEDS (jry453825)

    Sounds like porpoising. If that is what you are speaking of, try balancing out the load in your boat. It has helped with mine.

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