I have a 17' welded aluminum deep V boat, powered by a Mercury 90 HP 4-stroke outboard, that tends to list to one side when on plane. Even shifting a 20 lb cooler from one side to the other can make a difference.
At times the boat seriously lists with no visible shift in weight loading. I suspect this may be due to fuel slopping to one side of the fuel tanks. (Two 20-gallon tanks under the floor midship, no baffles.) When this occurs, I usually have to bring the boat down off plane to correct the list.
I am contemplating adding trim tabs. Before I start, am I barking up the wrong tree? I don't want to invest a lot of money and time, if it won't correct the problem.
Any and all comments, suggestions, recommendations, etc. welcome.
At times the boat seriously lists with no visible shift in weight loading. I suspect this may be due to fuel slopping to one side of the fuel tanks. (Two 20-gallon tanks under the floor midship, no baffles.) When this occurs, I usually have to bring the boat down off plane to correct the list.
I am contemplating adding trim tabs. Before I start, am I barking up the wrong tree? I don't want to invest a lot of money and time, if it won't correct the problem.
Any and all comments, suggestions, recommendations, etc. welcome.
