Author	Topic:   missbehavin boat RIB
Dan	posted 4/17/05 2:11 AM       I have a 17 foot RIB, I've just got installed a new merc 90hp (I had a 50hp working great last year) and on trying it, i noticed a few things, the engine now splashes water outback at an amazing rate, looks like two 10 feet vertical water jets on each side of my RIB!!! + at high speed the water gushes back inside the boat between the transom and the engine bracket at an enormous rate. On top of all of this, the steering pulls strongly to the right and the boat now has a tendency to sort of "dance" in the water at high speeds" sort of a wobble feeling like on a motorcycle sometimes. Not good feeling at all! Any clues???
scott	posted 4/19/08 0:24 AM     make sure your trim tab is straight and tight also sounds like to much motor hanging in the water at full speed, raise it up. make sure the cavitation plate is level or slightly higher than the keel of the boat. i had same problem.

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