Well, we spent the last 5 days camping at the lake and riding on the boat. In an earlier post, I mentioned that I had installed fixed trim tabs to compensate for the inherent porpoising that comes along with the hull design of our boats. The trim tabs work GREAT to correct that. No more bouncing out of control. Now, however, the torque steering to port, that was slightly noticeable before the trim tabs, is now terrible with the trim tabs. It takes a great deal of steering effort to keep the steering wheel turned to starboard enough to keep on a straight course. If I let go, the wheel turns left and the boat will veer hard to port.
So, although it seems obvious that the trim tabs need some sort of adjustment, I am asking for all of the nautical engineers (tongue-in-cheek) on here to chime in with suggestions for WHAT adjustments I need to make.
So, although it seems obvious that the trim tabs need some sort of adjustment, I am asking for all of the nautical engineers (tongue-in-cheek) on here to chime in with suggestions for WHAT adjustments I need to make.