Hi,
I have a 1979 Champion 16' trihull boat with a 1978 Mercury 70hp. In the last 3 times I've taken it out, the steering to the right of center has become increasingly worse. Steering to the left is fine and from left back to center is fine. If I start turning to the right, it becomes very...
good grief.
when its to cold to boat, i hardly get on iboats. everything looks different from last time i was on here. if we could just get a "warm snap" one weekend to get on the water, that would satisfy my cravings until spring... i think.
anybody else feel the same?
superwooter
here's a link to the props i'm looking at for my 1978 merc 70 hp on a 16' trihull from 1979...
http://boatpropellers.iboats.com/Mercury/70_HP_%28Thru1983%29_12.00-Pitch_Propellers/277/?rotation=Standard&**********=954848833&*******=119113279
i'm considering the top two on the list. from what...
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i started posting about this problem in another thread, but the original topic of that post ended up not being the problem. here's the link to that thread for reference...
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=398522
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