Hello all, I have been sneaking around the forums for about a month trying to become edumacated since we just bought our first boat and have no real knowledge of boating, but definitly learning alot as i go. So heres my problem, and i am dumbfounded on it. Just bought an 1988 Glasstream Cutlass 16' bowrider. 130 HP I4 GM block Mercruiser I/O with an Alpha 1 Gen 1 outdrive. The boat had been sitting for about 4 years. So we picked it up for $1400 including the nice newer trailer. Ended up replaceing the coil and a bunch of the switches that have corroded out from sitting. Also rebuilt the outdrive, put new trim limit switch and sensor on it, new impeller, new fluid in the outdrive, had the propeller straightend. Cant see any defects in the hull minus it being dull. Thats to give you a background on what has been done
THE PROBLEM - no matter how many people i put in the boat, how we destribute the weight, the boat leans to the port side on plane and only on plane. We literally can get on plan, and everyone on the boat that can take a seat on the starboard side does, it will come close to leveling out, but still will lean slightly, when we come off plane, the boat will then lean starboard because all the weight is set starboard. I have played with the trim tab/fin above the prop, both all the way left and all the way right, found a nice setting (about 1 o'clock) that made the boat easier to steer in both directions, however didnt really help the lean. We did have a hydrofoil on it, (which has since been removed) the boat would still lean on plane and actually almost rolled over (so bad that i was thrown out of the driver seat as i was powering it down, it was almost like the boat wanted to come out of the water like and airplane and do a barrel roll. it went close to 80 degrees on its port side and happened almost instantly, needless to say, the hydrofoil was the first thing to go) It still leans, probably 10-15 degrees but hasnt done the barrel roll manuver, however makes us extremely nervous since the "barrel roll incident". When on plane, if we steer right, the boat feels right (at least the way i think it should) it will start the turn and gradually lean into the turn at a none scary angle. however we noticed when turning left/port, the boat will go from its usualy lean, and lean harder and more and then start to gradually turn, so we do our best not to make left turns.
My wife wants a nice set of $600 trim tabs, but i say thats just covering up some kind of problem that needs to be fixed, boats shouldnt ride like that. However if it takes trim tabs, ill be happy to get them. I would preffer to fix the root problem though.
Well I tried to explain the problem in the best detail i could, along with all pertinant background. if you have any ideas I would love to hear them, as the forum members seem to be full of information. Thanks in advance. I think I am up page 20 on the stupid human tricks section, its like crack im addicted to reading them!
THE PROBLEM - no matter how many people i put in the boat, how we destribute the weight, the boat leans to the port side on plane and only on plane. We literally can get on plan, and everyone on the boat that can take a seat on the starboard side does, it will come close to leveling out, but still will lean slightly, when we come off plane, the boat will then lean starboard because all the weight is set starboard. I have played with the trim tab/fin above the prop, both all the way left and all the way right, found a nice setting (about 1 o'clock) that made the boat easier to steer in both directions, however didnt really help the lean. We did have a hydrofoil on it, (which has since been removed) the boat would still lean on plane and actually almost rolled over (so bad that i was thrown out of the driver seat as i was powering it down, it was almost like the boat wanted to come out of the water like and airplane and do a barrel roll. it went close to 80 degrees on its port side and happened almost instantly, needless to say, the hydrofoil was the first thing to go) It still leans, probably 10-15 degrees but hasnt done the barrel roll manuver, however makes us extremely nervous since the "barrel roll incident". When on plane, if we steer right, the boat feels right (at least the way i think it should) it will start the turn and gradually lean into the turn at a none scary angle. however we noticed when turning left/port, the boat will go from its usualy lean, and lean harder and more and then start to gradually turn, so we do our best not to make left turns.
My wife wants a nice set of $600 trim tabs, but i say thats just covering up some kind of problem that needs to be fixed, boats shouldnt ride like that. However if it takes trim tabs, ill be happy to get them. I would preffer to fix the root problem though.
Well I tried to explain the problem in the best detail i could, along with all pertinant background. if you have any ideas I would love to hear them, as the forum members seem to be full of information. Thanks in advance. I think I am up page 20 on the stupid human tricks section, its like crack im addicted to reading them!
