Boat sways side to side when going fast?

peter1147

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17ft narrow powerboat, with Johnson 175hp on back, with a 19 inch prop.
Just got boat ,when you get to top end speed boat starts to sway from side to side, tried trimming out
Any ideas?????
 

seabob4

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Re: Boat sways side to side when going fast?

They call that "Chine Walking"...do a little reading up on it...
 

Bondo

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Re: Boat sways side to side when going fast?

Ayuh,... Be Careful,... It can get Violent,... Quickly....
 

ziggy

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Re: Boat sways side to side when going fast?

Be Careful,... It can get Violent,... Quickly....
i'll second that. i did that once and man, about one more walk to the other side and i was sure i was gonna roll it... fortunately, i didn't and got the speed down. lessen learned though. what bondo says is true..
 
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