- Joined
- Sep 30, 2012
- Messages
- 334
- Reaction score
- 48
- Points
- 28
- Location
- Massachusetts
- Model
- Express 305
I took the boat for its last ride today before pulling her for the winter. I had some motor problems this year and did not get too much use until I found a new to me yamaha 225 which now runs great. I was in 1-2' seas with nothing crazy for wind and an evenly loaded boat and it kept listing hard to the port side. I only had about a 1/4 of a tank of fuel and the boldness did not have any water in it from what I could see. The only hatch that I could not see was the one the fuel tank was in, but the plugs between the dividers were out and no signs of water. There were a few pucker moments of it leaning harder than I would have thought. My trim tabs stopped working during the season and couldn't get them going while on the water, I have to replace them over the winter.
Is this boat know to list heavy with the limited fuel in Horne tank not weighing it down and then sloshing in the tank or is there so etching else going on. The new to me motor is mounted in the same holes as the old one. I am leaning towards the low fuel tank for lack of ballast and not being able to compensate with the trim tabs broke.
Also the tabs are in the full up position. Anyone ever hear of one capsizing underway for no real reason, I feel that the lean feels a lot worse than it really is, but it's not comfortable either way.
Thanks
Andrew
Is this boat know to list heavy with the limited fuel in Horne tank not weighing it down and then sloshing in the tank or is there so etching else going on. The new to me motor is mounted in the same holes as the old one. I am leaning towards the low fuel tank for lack of ballast and not being able to compensate with the trim tabs broke.
Also the tabs are in the full up position. Anyone ever hear of one capsizing underway for no real reason, I feel that the lean feels a lot worse than it really is, but it's not comfortable either way.
Thanks
Andrew