Boat steers hard right. Need input

[cobia-boat]

I just got my first boat and put a 1990 force 90 on it and its running great,but it wants to steer hard right. I centered the motor on the transom and the only thing i can think of is the little I guess you would call trim tab right above the prop that looks adjustable back and forth would that really change it. Or is there something else i should be doing? The boat is 18 1/2 foot and it did 27 mph on full plane on the speedo

 

[roscoe]

Re: Boat steers hard right. Need input

Yes, the trim tab helps, not as much as on the newer styled ones.<br />Looking at it from the back, move it all the way to the right.<br /><br />Also examine the skeg (fin extending down, below the prop).<br />If it is bent, it will turn the boat.<br /><br />Also check the mounts and bolts where the midsection of the motor bolts onto the transom bracket.<br /><br />Finally, is the motor mounted level?