Expidia
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- Aug 26, 2006
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Thinking back over several times last Summer, I've had the boat whip around quite severely when I lost my grip on the wheel while accelerating.
I've been alone most of the time when this happened. Usually when taking off in choppy waters.
But since it has happened several times it worries me that someone could have been tossed out of the boat or even me when this happened!
I've had it happen too when hitting a decent wave which caught me off guard while cruising along and I was not gripping the wheel tight enough.
I know most would respond back "just slow down". It's only a 40 hp 4 stroke (max for this boat). It still has the power to do create this hazard as it's on a light aluminum 14-15 foot rig.
There have been times where I had to gun it to get out of harms way and if I don't grip the wheel tight enough (boat does track straight at all speeds) But if the chop is just right and if it goes just over a certain speed it can be just fast enough to spin the whole rig into a 180 in 1 second
This worries me since it's happened to me I'd say 4-6 times, but worse is that it could happen while someone else is driving too.
Just doesn't seem right to me that it could do this.
I'd hate to tighten down the steering friction (if that's even possible) as this would make it more dangerous in an emergency situation.
Is there any type of device that could be added to the steering setup to give it some type of dampening effect.
I figured I could order it now if there was and install it at the beginning of next season.
Any ideas?
Thx
I've been alone most of the time when this happened. Usually when taking off in choppy waters.
But since it has happened several times it worries me that someone could have been tossed out of the boat or even me when this happened!
I've had it happen too when hitting a decent wave which caught me off guard while cruising along and I was not gripping the wheel tight enough.
I know most would respond back "just slow down". It's only a 40 hp 4 stroke (max for this boat). It still has the power to do create this hazard as it's on a light aluminum 14-15 foot rig.
There have been times where I had to gun it to get out of harms way and if I don't grip the wheel tight enough (boat does track straight at all speeds) But if the chop is just right and if it goes just over a certain speed it can be just fast enough to spin the whole rig into a 180 in 1 second
This worries me since it's happened to me I'd say 4-6 times, but worse is that it could happen while someone else is driving too.
Just doesn't seem right to me that it could do this.
I'd hate to tighten down the steering friction (if that's even possible) as this would make it more dangerous in an emergency situation.
Is there any type of device that could be added to the steering setup to give it some type of dampening effect.
I figured I could order it now if there was and install it at the beginning of next season.
Any ideas?
Thx