Davewillo
New Member
- Oct 19, 2021
- 17
- Boat Info
- 2008 Sea Ray Sundancer 280DA
- Engines
- 496 Mercruiser with Bravo iii drive
This is a more operational question. I use my boat in the ocean and am therefore subjected to swell and ocean chop. Sometimes when I'm running with the swells at the aft quarter, the boat drops of the plane and seems to wallos in the trough which requires me to throttle up to get out again. It feels tail-heavy and is annoying at times. I have a single 496 Magnum Mercruiser but as these come with twins as well I can't imagine the weight is an issue.
My question is whether there is a way to trim the boat to lessen this happening? I've tried nose up but it's worse. Sometimes I can improve it by trimming the nose up on the side of the swells a bit. Is there a way of using the tilt on the leg to flatten the boat out? Any advice would be much appreciated.
My question is whether there is a way to trim the boat to lessen this happening? I've tried nose up but it's worse. Sometimes I can improve it by trimming the nose up on the side of the swells a bit. Is there a way of using the tilt on the leg to flatten the boat out? Any advice would be much appreciated.