97 Capri Leaning / Listing problem while driving

[subaruah]

Hi,
Just bought a 97 Capri with the Force 120 on it. Love the boat except for when I start driving and get above about 25% power the boat really starts to list to the left. This problem gets worse the more power you give it and makes the driving experience very uncomfortable. This has happened with a variety of number of people in the boat, full tank and partial tank. In order to keep the boat strating and level you are forced to over steer to the right about a half revolution of the steering wheel. The prop is in pretty good condition so I don't know that I can blame it.
Any ideas on how to correct this problem or has anyone else experience it?

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[eeboater]

Re: 97 Capri Leaning / Listing problem while driving

Hi Subaruah,

I'm wondering, does this boat have trim tabs? Do you know what trim tabs are? If so, I wonder if one is stuck down. This is a really simple answer and maybe someone else can shed some light on the subject - but if one of the trim tabs is stuck down the boat would be pushed over - and the faster you go, the more pressure is placed on the trim tab thus lifting that side of the boat.

Sean

 

[Kevin70]

Re: 97 Capri Leaning / Listing problem while driving

The torque of the prop will cause a boat to list to one side. A set of smart tabs would fix it. You can get them here http://www.nauticusinc.com/smart_tabs.htm. or on ebay.