motor pulls hard to the right?

[canman]

hi everyone , i have a 1996 merc 115 on my 18 foot bowrider , the motor keeps pulling hard to the right weather i am going fast or slow . i have adjusted the trim tab more and it still doesnot help , as soon as i take my hand off the steering wheel it pulls to the right . is there an adjustment on the motor or somewhere under the steering that i can tighten up somehow?

 

[pinellas50]

Re: motor pulls hard to the right?

Normally you need to adjust the annode on the cavitation plate. It is the little fin looking thing at the rear most bottom of the plate which is in the direct path of the thrust coming off the propeller. You simply loosen it and turn it slightly. Now I am going blank on which way to adjust it for the motor pulling right.

I found the information when I searched and was able to fix this exact problem on mine. Can't say how I did that exactly...........the search function on this site is pretty horrible IMO.

 

[canman]

Re: motor pulls hard to the right?

hi , i have tried that already , you turn the tab in the direction it is pulling , i have it all the way and its still pulling . thanks .

 

[Blindduck]

Re: motor pulls hard to the right?

Hello. Just to be clear. When it is pulling to the right you adjust the trailing edge to the right. This puts the leading edge to the left. This info was straight out of the Merc manual. If that does not help then there are some other issues here. Bent skeg?

 

[aussieflash]

Re: motor pulls hard to the right?

If this is a new problem check all mounting bolts are secure and transom is not soft/flexing/cracking.I would also check under hull for anything abnormal,heavy scrapes or gauges etc.