Whats the deal?

[flippinstick]

Does anyone have any thoughts of what my uncles problem might be with his boat? He just bought a 18' Fisher dual console fiberglass bassboat with a 150 mercury. He said it plains out quick but when he trims it out some and gets going (58-59 mph/gps) the boat feels like it hits a patch of ice and slides out from under itself having him to let out of it. He says it has plenty of trim and throttle left but cant because of this problem. Is the boat out of the water to much? Should he raise the motor or buy a jackplate? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks

[VMAXX]

Its called chine walking and before investing in a plate get with someone who has some exp. with boats and spend some seat time with him


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[Danny]

VMAXX hit the nail on the head.

Learning to handle chine walking is nerve whacking, at best.

My old Stratos would chine walk at about the same speed. It was very tough to handle and scared the ..... well let's just say if I held the throttle down, I would have had to change underwear. This was also my first ever "high performance" boat.

A lot of what you are describing is caused by the design of the hull, if I am not mistaken. There are alot of folks on here who know much more about it than it.

I don't know if you are aware of what causes this or not, so the following may be redundant to you. When the boat is up on the pad, the torque created by prop will cause the boat to dip, very, very slightly, to one side. This causes the drag, and the boat then drops back to the other side. One has to be very careful when correcting using the steering, as you can over compensate easily.

With my triton, I don't know if the hull is that much better, but the chine walking doesn't start until I get in the low 70's. This boat has "power" steering, and I have been able, for the first time, to actually continue to accelerate, having had my boat up to 77. However the driving at that speed becomes so intense, I really just don't enjoy it, so I rarely take the boat to that speed anymore.

Also check out bassboatcentral.com. They have several rooms set up for each manufacturer of a boat. I don't know if fisher has one or not, but there are a lot of very knowledgable folks there.

Tell you dad good luck, and becareful. We sure don't want to read about him in the newspaper.

Danny

[BillDay]

Sounds like the engine is too high to me.

[VMAXX]

Flippinstick try this

http://www.bassboatcentral.com/new_page_2.htm



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[Devils Horse]

What he should do is take his brand new boat right back to the dealer. It's set up wrong, plain as that. I believe that 'driving through' a boat's chine walking is dangerous and totally uneccesary. An 18 footer with a 150 should plane and run out without having to fight with it.

[VMAXX]

http://www.bassandwalleyeboats.com/o...cfm?id=1059085


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[flippinstick]

I was out on this boat for the first time sunday and this isnt chime walking. I have been on alot of boats and this is totally different. The rear end of the boat at W.O.T slides out from under itself 3-4ft. Its like you yank the wheel to the right real hard, if you was to stay in the throtle it would probualy throw you out. I guess the motor needs to be lowered but theres only 1 hole left. If someone thinks they can show us how to drive this boat then feel free to respond and show up at the lake.

[kingfisher]

I believe you right about this not being chine walk. How many rpm's is the motor turning. The prop may be to small and the motor is blowing out of the water.Had the same problem with my boat. I had to raise the jackplate up to resolve this problem. Also had to put a bigger prop on. I would recommend a jackplate, this way he can raise and lower the motor with ease until he finds that sweet spot.

[mhall]

>What he should do is take
>his brand new boat right
>back to the dealer. It's
>set up wrong, plain as
>that. I believe that 'driving
>through' a boat's chine walking
>is dangerous and totally uneccesary.
>An 18 footer with a
>150 should plane and run
>out without having to fight
>with it.


DH is right, do exactly what he said.