Steering torque…

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July 19, 2011 at 10:00 pm #324313

nspanntx
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I noticed the other day when I took my new to me Pantera Classic out that at near WOT that I had a hard time turning the wheel. I know that the cats run flatter than other boats so it was hard for me to judge how much to trim it while running. With my last boat I could tell where I needed to be by the bow lift. So, do I need to trim down or up more to getting the steering to ease up a little?Loading the boat is another story….gotta work on getting the trailer in the water in the right place….wow!Thanks in advance,Noel

July 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm #324336

Tideman
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THIS IS MY BEST GUESS,SO GRAB YOUR BRITCHES.I THINK YOU MAY BE HIGH.ALSO ON LOADING YOUR BOAT,A 3 BLADE PROP WORKS BEST,,,,ALSO WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR BOAT IN THE WATER IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.SOMEONE REAL SMART WILL DO A BETTER JOB ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS…..LIKE ANYONE BUT ME.ROBIN

July 19, 2011 at 10:56 pm #324362

PhilAddison
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nspanntx wrote: I know that the cats run flatter than other boats so it was hard for me to judge how much to trim it while running. With my last boat I could tell where I needed to be by the bow lift. So, do I need to trim down or up more to getting the steering to ease up a little?Loading the boat is another story….gotta work on getting the trailer in the water in the right place….wow!Thanks in advance,NoelIt appears you need more time in the boat. Is the boat brand new or previous owner? Jackplate? Most BCBs will have ample bow lift not requiring full trim. Are you at WOT when the steering torque is there. Most of the time when someone complains about steering torque, the jack plate is too high. Good luck.

July 19, 2011 at 11:56 pm #324381

Bass Cat Boats
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This is what always worked for me in my 92 P2, and my 01 P3, and that is to trtim it al the way out as you accelerate and the tap it down 2-3 times. that has worked with Tempest and Trophy props. And I agree with Phil in that you may have to adjust the engine height.

July 20, 2011 at 1:13 am #324402

Bass Cat Boats
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We dont think you should trim it all the way, just more work your way up and dont use all the trim. If you have torque, then your too high.

July 20, 2011 at 2:01 am #324421

nspanntx
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PhilAddison wrote:nspanntx wrote: I know that the cats run flatter than other boats so it was hard for me to judge how much to trim it while running. With my last boat I could tell where I needed to be by the bow lift. So, do I need to trim down or up more to getting the steering to ease up a little?Loading the boat is another story….gotta work on getting the trailer in the water in the right place….wow!Thanks in advance,NoelIt appears you need more time in the boat. Is the boat brand new or previous owner? Jackplate? Most BCBs will have ample bow lift not requiring full trim. Are you at WOT when the steering torque is there. Most of the time when someone complains about steering torque, the jack plate is too high. Good luck. Previous owner but only had 6 hours on it. Slidemaster jackplate……and a quick measurement without a straight edge looks like about 3 3/4″ or 4″ up. 25P Fury.Last edited by nspanntx on July 20th, 2011, 3:12 am, edited 1 time in total.

July 20, 2011 at 3:26 am #324434

gasaxe
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loading ought to be a breeze with that fury. you should be able to park it in the back of the truck if you wanted to! just back the trailer in until the short bunk ends that are closest to the truck are barely under the water let the boat center on the bunks and it should power right up to the roller. on the steering torque you might take a look at your “rooster tail”, if you are much higher than the engine cowl at full speed then you are probably trimmed to high which will cause excess torque.

July 20, 2011 at 2:05 pm #324458

NJBass
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I had the same experience with steering torque the first few times out with my Pantera II. This is my first bass boat…I asked my buddies in my club for advice and they all said to trim all the way at WOT. The steering torque was real bad. I learned from this forum that the cats do not like a lot of trim. There is a sweet spot, once you pass that the steering torque starts to get bad. As far as loading the boat…..no problems. I have a 24p trophy plus. I back the trailer in so that the fenders are about 2 – 3 inches out of the water.
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