gatorfan6908
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- May 17, 2010
- Messages
- 149
Alright, I am new to this, but I will try and provide as much information as I can about my boat.
1. 1980 16' Sea Ox, center console
2. 1982 Mercury v6 90hp
3. 3 blade prop, stainless steel
4. Skeg is chipped on the bottom and slightly angled to starboard
5. I dont know every aspect of the boat, as it was recently brought to my possession, and the one who had it doesn't know much about it either.
So I have done a lot of research and asked numerous people about the best way to reduce my boat from turning constantly. I believed that it was due to the skeg being slightly bent after it was chipped while being backed under the shed.
Now I have this man at a marine shop telling me that it is "prop torque". Unsure if this is true, I researched it and found that there are a lot of other issues out there with people and prop torque constantly causing their boat to turn. I guess what I am looking for is a decent way to stop my boat from constantly turning starboard and riding with the port side raised out of the water like I am banking a turn constantly. I also noticed that it is not as bad when I trim the motor up, but then I seem to take every large wave like a launching ramp shooting me into the air.
I have heard of a contraption called a "torque tamer", but I dont like the idea of drilling a hold into my lower unit and screwing in a piece of angled steel.
The trim tab directly above the prop is severely eroded and I dont think it will do much good (even when I turn it, after tightening the bolt back, it brings it to the fore/aft position anyway). Also, the tabs on the long horizontal fin above the prop are all broken plastic as well, but I have them turned in the opposite direction to try and do something, which doesnt help at all.
If there are any insights into prop torque, or a way to reduce it, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you all for your help!
1. 1980 16' Sea Ox, center console
2. 1982 Mercury v6 90hp
3. 3 blade prop, stainless steel
4. Skeg is chipped on the bottom and slightly angled to starboard
5. I dont know every aspect of the boat, as it was recently brought to my possession, and the one who had it doesn't know much about it either.
So I have done a lot of research and asked numerous people about the best way to reduce my boat from turning constantly. I believed that it was due to the skeg being slightly bent after it was chipped while being backed under the shed.
Now I have this man at a marine shop telling me that it is "prop torque". Unsure if this is true, I researched it and found that there are a lot of other issues out there with people and prop torque constantly causing their boat to turn. I guess what I am looking for is a decent way to stop my boat from constantly turning starboard and riding with the port side raised out of the water like I am banking a turn constantly. I also noticed that it is not as bad when I trim the motor up, but then I seem to take every large wave like a launching ramp shooting me into the air.
I have heard of a contraption called a "torque tamer", but I dont like the idea of drilling a hold into my lower unit and screwing in a piece of angled steel.
The trim tab directly above the prop is severely eroded and I dont think it will do much good (even when I turn it, after tightening the bolt back, it brings it to the fore/aft position anyway). Also, the tabs on the long horizontal fin above the prop are all broken plastic as well, but I have them turned in the opposite direction to try and do something, which doesnt help at all.
If there are any insights into prop torque, or a way to reduce it, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you all for your help!
