side to side chine walking

[brian6989]

so finally the slow boat from china delivered my batteries for the MG so I took it out to the lake and it is very very fast but I noticed it wanted to chine from side to side when you really opened it up can anyone give me a idea where to start

[brian6989]

also to the weather was not prefect there was a slight wind and some chop on the water if that can affect it

[d.a.v.e]

Not sure about side to side... I get a bad bounce and while I can reduce it by adjusting the prop shaft I can't seem to get ride of it... I have moved the battery's everywhere and adjusted the prop shaft a lot. Thinking I'm going to off set the rudder tomorrow with some stock hobby parts. Hopefully it will help like it has others here?

[Rumdog]

You need the offset rudder so that you can raise the strut. Try getting the strut about 1/4" above the sponson bottoms. Whats happening with the prop being that low is that your boat is basically trying to ride on the prop in the rear, lifting your sponsons out of the water. Raising the strut will setle the rear of the boat into the water a bit.

[brian6989]

rum dog I have the offset rudder it did look like way to much of the boat was out of the water at WOT when you say getting the strut about a 1/4 above the sponson bottoms. right now if you set the boat on a flat table the strut holds the back of the sponsons off the table about a 1/4 in so would flush be about the right setting to try

[ron1950]

like rummy said...u can set it on the table with rudder off the edge and the strut should be laying flat on the table ...sponsons flat......thats a easy way to get it about right

[brian6989]

thank you for the info I have it set to flat will go from there thanks again

[brian6989]

thanks rumdog and ron I finally got to get it out after the adjustment and it fixed the side to side walking.....thanks again