Hi Gary, > It is just at low speeds the boat doesn't respond to small inputs of throttle. > You have to have some water flowing past the rudder and keel.
For steerage or to help with "doesn't respond to small inputs of throttle? I have to make a 90 turn as soon as I back out of the slip. If there is a crosswind it has to be done with speed so the bow doesn't get pushed down. There seems to be quite a lot of interaction between the rudder and prop from a standstill, particularly with much throttle in reverse. I usually go for a boat length of hard reverse with the rudder straight, throttle down and shift to neutral, then steer. Once the boat starts turning I can go into forward, gently at first while the turn completes. >From a standstill if I turn the rudder hard over to back to port and go into reverse I get little steerage and poor acceleration. Is that what you mean? Funny, I have mentioned the initial clutch slippage and new motor oil mismatch to a couple of marine mechanics. Instantly dismissed as not the problem. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 From: "Gary Nylander" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List 30-1 reverse performance Message-ID: <55733DC1869E4C10956312F0E58691A8@GaryPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" No, it's not a matter of the thrust, I am OK with that. It is just at low speeds the boat doesn't respond to small inputs of throttle. You have to have some water flowing past the rudder and keel. I've got the Yanmar and a Flex-o-fold prop, there is no problem with thrust. I sympathize with your slippery clutch problem. Years ago, I was racing a Porsche 911 and got a little sponsorship from RedLine Oil. Good stuff, it really helped the engine. But, they gave me some gear oil and it was a disaster. Porsche gearboxes use a friction ring for the synchros. The RedLine was so good that the friction rings would not get the next gear up to speed when shifting. Had to go back to regular gear oil. Gary
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