Running wonky!

[lukewhiting]

I know it's not a rib but I have a fletcher 17 arrowstreak that seems to list the left side when on the plain?! Fine when off the plain or stopped.

Everything in the boat is even; fuel tank in the middle, battery on one side, anchor on the other. No water inside either.

I can't work it out? Any ideas?

[SimonStDavids]

I am pretty sure it will be the effect of the prop, it turns clockwise so it will try and turn the boat anti-clockwise!

You could try and raise the engine up to reduce the leverage or offset it to starboard. My old sr4 used to lean to port at wot, but raising the engine up and putting more stuff to starboard seemed to sort it!

[lukewhiting]

Looks as if the engine already been raised nearly an inch. Do you reckon any bow ballast will help?

[paddlers]

Eat more pies.........

[lukewhiting]

Any excuse too!

[Pikey Dave]

How is the trim tab set?

[lukewhiting]

Would trim tabs/flaps help level it?

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by lukewhiting

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Would trim tabs/flaps help level it?

They would, but it's massive overkill. Try giving it a bit more on the trim tab & shuffle some weight around. What you're experiencing is pretty common. Coming from a zapcat, you probably won't have noticed it before, but on a narrow single hull, it's par for the course. Has the engine been mounted on the centre line of the hull or offset? Different props can help, as can raising the engine.

[Jon Tallis]

check your trim. Too much trim in will cause it to lean - esp with a narrow V-hull

[Landlockedpirate]

Its a normal trait of Fletcher hulls, trim it out and the lean dissapears.

[Dunky75]

That's a lot of angle on your trim tab, I have a arrowstreak 160 & mine is only slightly off straight. It may sound like a silly question but has your engine been mounted correctly? mine is in the centre with the cavitation plate in line with the keel. I've spent all year playing with the set up on mine & now its sweet. Again try moving weight around in the boat. Good luck

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Jon Tallis

check your trim. Too much trim in will cause it to lean - esp with a narrow V-hull

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Originally Posted by Landlockedpirate

Its a normal trait of Fletcher hulls, trim it out and the lean dissapears.

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[beamishken]

We used to run 2 different props on a similar boat a 19 for water sports , skiing etc & a 21 if we were just heading for a long ish run out
With the 21 we were ever so slightly over propped & got the handling trait you describe if the trim setting doesn't work look at switching props

[lukewhiting]

Took the boat out tonight two up. Shifted the anchor to the right hand side and it was fine! Then we went 3 up and it ran wonky...just blame it all on my mate being a bit padded