You were probably right at the limit but not over to the point that it would
effect drivability. Either the trim was not set right or you were trying to
run too fast or too slow or you just had too much weight in the bow. At
3500 rpms it should have felt a little slugish but nothing to be concerned
with.


--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

"Gregory McGuire" wrote in message
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Today I went to lake camanche (in California), and I think I overloaded my
boat and it handled like it was listing to one side and then the other. I
was afraid that if I went too fast that I could loose control. Steering
was
very heavy and unresponsive. I wanted to make two trips but my younger
brother said we were going to be all right.
The boat is a 1975 bayliner mutiny 1700. Registration says 16'2''
NADA guides gives me this information:
Length: 16'
Model Name/Description: 1700 MUTINY
Boat Type: Outboard Boats
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Beam: 6' 10"
Engine:
Net Weight: 900

Boat has a '85 mercury 900/90 horse inline 6
NADA guides gives me this information
Model: 90EL
Motor Type: Gasoline
Volts (Electric Motors):
Thrust (Electric Motors):
Horsepower: 90
Cylinders: 6
Start Type: Electric
Dry Weight: 300
Power Tilt and Trim: No

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pic of boat:
http://users.rcn.com/neptunium/boat/mutiny
Boat has seats for 4, Boat was loaded this way:
4 adults
me - 175/lbs.
Pete-170/lbs.
Maria-185/lbs.
don-160/lbs.
1 child - Brandon 65/lbs. (sat on lap left front with maria)
2 - gas cans with 5 gal of fuel
1 battery
2 ice chests
3 skies
5 life vests
1 knee board
one of those tubes
1 seedless watermelon
4 beach chairs
4 beach towels
1 paddle
other small stuff
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The outboard has a trim fin looks similar to this
http://users.rcn.com/neptunium/boat/trim
how does this affect the boat in turns, my boat seems to want to roll on a
hard turn like it would
roll over so I just turn wheel other direction and it seems to come back
up.
(two people in boat pulling kneeboard)
Boat was trimmed 2nd hole from transom. Is this a good place to trim the
motor?
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This is my first boat. I need advise. Tell me what you have experienced,
tell me what you know about handling a boat
and the feel of driving a boat over loaded/ loaded correctly.
How are you trimming your motor?
My motor has manual trim.
I know this is a hard question to figure, but I know that there is someone
in this forum
with the knowledge and experience to help me out.

GREGORY