Thanks. In answer to your question, yes, but "torque steer" would not
work for me, as I would be apt to apply that to "prop walk".

otn

Frank Maier wrote:
otnmbrd wrote:
...snip...

With this in mind, for those with twin screw boats, if I told you that
rudders were important tools of boat handling, but not to be considered
for steering, rather for "thrust vectoring", when maneuvering around a
dock, etc., when kicking an engine ahead, both positive and negative
...... would you understand what I was saying?


Just a thought... many people would understand the concept of "torque
steer" from their car-driving experience. Maybe that phrase would
work. Personally, I wouldn't find "thrust vectoring" an informative
phrase. Adn it seems to me that you're looking for a useful
description rather than a "scientific" explanation, right?

Frank

otnmbrd wrote...
Thanks. In answer to your question, yes, but "torque steer" would not
work for me, as I would be apt to apply that to "prop walk".

Yep, much more appropriate; but that leaves me with no opinion. Hope
you derive something useful here. Have you asked your students if they
have any analogies or concepts to offer when you see the lightbulb of
understanding go off in their heads that first time?

I'm always learning.
Actually, most people I get into these discussions with (I'm not an
instructor in any sense of a formal course, though I've taught more than
one "newbie") are people with experience that have a problem or need to
figure out a reason for what they are seeing/experiencing. Frequently
the discussion revolves around "inboard" turning and "outboard" turning
props (no one here picked up on that difference, which I find
interesting, yet many were concerned with using rudders when going
astern, which I was not discussing).
I'm still hoping to see some other responses to my responses, since how
others see things, can be as educational as how I see things BG.

otn

Frank Maier wrote:
otnmbrd wrote...

Thanks. In answer to your question, yes, but "torque steer" would not
work for me, as I would be apt to apply that to "prop walk".


Yep, much more appropriate; but that leaves me with no opinion. Hope
you derive something useful here. Have you asked your students if they
have any analogies or concepts to offer when you see the lightbulb of
understanding go off in their heads that first time?