BoatBanter.com - View Single Post - Anyone familiar with a 1990 Bayliner 1850?

On 13 Oct 2004 20:49:07 -0700, (IDT 512) wrote:

David Patnaude wrote in message ...
(IDT 512) wrote in
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ok the "anc lt" switch did trigger the aluminum pole light, i didnt
think that was called anchor light and i thought that turned on with
the "nav lt" switch.

anchor light is the stern light only.

navigation lights are both the bow and stern lights at the same time.

OK i took it out last weekend for the 1st time, everything went pretty
good except that the boat chine walked several times, pretty scary
feeling especially since it was my 1st time driving a boat... do any
of you have this same problem? any fixes for it? I did some reading on
it and some say that 4 blade props can sometimes cure it, I dont see
how though...

I have been working on a Procraft 1540V bass boat.

The Johnson 90 HP outboard has tilt/trim, and if the OB is tilted for
nose up at slow speed, the boat gallops; the nose coming up and down
like a rocking horse. Increasing speed puts the bows down, and it pays
to trim for nose up in this condition.
This boat is a shallow Vee.

However, the walking you mention, seems to represent a cyclical roll.
Is that it?

Or is it that you tried a high speed turn?
Shallow Vees can jump sidewards if the chines lose traction.
This latter effect is just a fact of life that is improved by more
weight astern....

Brian Whatcott Altus OK