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35 HP GTR motor torque problem
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AIRBOAT
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:46 pm Posts: 28
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35 HP GTR motor torque problem
I just finished rigging a 19' X 4' Charles Leonard flat boat with a 35 HP GTR. I took my first ride Saturday and the boat pulls hard to the left. I bought a torque tab from Gatortail and installed the tab on the skeg, but the boat still pulled to the left. I bent the skeg and moved the motor to the left another 1" and it seemed to improve slightly, but the boat still wants to go to the left (not quite as bad). I drove it by myself and then had another person in the boat and he moved around in the boat, but it didn't seem to have any effect on the left pull of the boat. The only other thing in the boat was 15 gallons of gas in a built in gas tank directly behind the deck in the front of the boat. Any suggestions or remedies are appreciated. :
_________________ 19' X 4' Charles Leonard flat boat (bateau) w/35 HP GTR 15' x 7' Alumitech Airboat w/502 C.I. GM motor
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Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:16 pm |
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MaXXis85
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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Re: 35 HP GTR motor torque problem
Put an Icechest full of beer and ice on the floor by the front deck. Grab one of them brewskis and pop a top. Proceed to run that motor at WOT and see which way you need to move ur icechest. Left or right and keep trying to see when it balances out. These bots/motors are very sensitive to an unbalanced load.
_________________ Bayou Surface Drive 337-351-0362 Tarkington, TX 77327
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:57 am |
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Tulsa_Woody
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:31 am Posts: 428 Location: Tulsa, OK...Cajun by Marriage
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Re: 35 HP GTR motor torque problem
Airboat...do what Maxxis said with the ice chest...i think you'll get the feel real quick...i had my 4 year old girl move from one side to the other and could feel a difference. Woody
_________________ 17x54 Gator-Tail w/ 35HP GTR Gator-tail/MM exhaust Center Console...it fixes tiller torque viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9330
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:49 am |
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quackconsumer
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:54 pm Posts: 5582
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Re: 35 HP GTR motor torque problem
I figured out the soloution to this tiller toque thang. I'm gettin me hydrolic steerin after da season.
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:42 pm |
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AIRBOAT
MMT Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:46 pm Posts: 28
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Re: 35 HP GTR motor torque problem
Think I might take you up on the brewskies. The problem will be solved sooner or later. If necessary, I will get hydraulic steering. Getting weak in my old age.
_________________ 19' X 4' Charles Leonard flat boat (bateau) w/35 HP GTR 15' x 7' Alumitech Airboat w/502 C.I. GM motor
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:22 pm |
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CypressIslandBoyy
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:00 pm Posts: 131 Location: Morgan City, LA
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Re: 35 HP GTR motor torque problem
Yeah i would have to agree with everyone else, move some more weight around, i had the same problem with the 35GDSD
_________________ 16x60 GD Tank with a 35 GDSD
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Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:10 pm |
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