Richard, All boats with right hand prop rotation tend to veer to port when under power. It is generally more noticeable at lower speeds, but is present all the time. It is called torque steer and is the forward motion version of prop walk.
On my 38 it needs 4 or 5 degrees of starboard rudder at cruising speed. When hand steering, if I get distracted the boat will head left on its own. George, the autopilot, does a lot better job of dealing with it than I do. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Jun 21, 2014, at 14:57, "Richard N. Bush via CnC-List" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I am pleased to report that the boat has been launched and that the launch > went smoothly; the engine (Yanmar 3HM) fired right up and has plenty of power > in reverse, (2 blade fixed prop); the only thing I wasn't ready for was, when > under power, there is a steady pull to port, like when a car is out of > alignment; is this a normal thing or should I be looking for some > adjustment? > > Tomorrow we hoist the sails! It is reaalllly nice to be back on the water, > 93 degrees and all! > > Richard > 1985 37 CB Ohio River Mile 600 > > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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