chine walk???

[suzuki40]

Could someone please explain to me what chine walk is???<br /><br />Suzuki40

 

[Specks n Reds]

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[suzuki40]

Re: chine walk???

Specks n Reds, Thanks for that wonderful explanation. I have noticed this effect out on the water before, but I never thought it had a name. I just made me pucker up a bit every time it occured.<br />Thanks again,<br /><br />Suzuki40

 

[wswaneyw]

Re: chine walk???

Does installing a doel fin on the cav-plate correct this problem???

 

[snapperbait]

Re: chine walk???

Just a thought here.. If your going fast enuff to chine walk I think adding a doel-fin or similar device may only make matters worse... Not sure...

 

[walleyehed]

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The info on the back of my new stingray XP3 says it eliminates chinewalk on v-bottom boats, but I'm going to assume that shallower v's would be harder to stabilize with this fin and I think JB will agree with that.<br />The on-line site is www.marine-dynamics.com.

 

[what200]

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don't see how a fin helps. On most pad-v boats, by the time they are chine walking, the cavitation plate is well out of the water.<br />Proper balance and tight steering reduce chine walk.

 

[walleyehed]

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unless you are running a flat bottom boat, the outer span of a STINGRAY is still in the water.