Thread: Boat nearly threw us out - why?

What was the trim of the boat like...sounds like classic steering with the forefoot of the hull with too much downward positive trim when hitting a wave the forefoot bit in and steered from the bow? No feedback helms are great. I fitted a Teleflex NFB cable helm to my Vagabond a few years ago and love it.

Cheers

Earlier on I said the boat had cable steering. My mistake. It is hydraulic.

Without being able to walk on water to make the observation (in which case who needs a boat) , I would have said the nose was up and we were planing on the rear. But I could be entirely wrong. Reviewing all comments it does sound like nose digging in and wake pushing the rear. Or as Ean indicated, maybe eddies.

Boat is not going anywhere at the moment as I believe the fuel lift diaphram may have a split. Got a new one on hand.

Any boat or ship can change course or swing significantly off course. Trailing sea makes it really had to stay on course and If you get the right sequence of waves, swell and wind keeping a warship on course is almost impossible. One ship I was on the helm of moved 90 degrees off multiple times. For our smaller boats it doesn't take a lot to get shunted. It happens seldomly for most so most of us never expect it to happen. I dropped my dad out of my boat into the drink while taking a fairly slow turn in inshore waters.

If you sit by a big flat rock in nice flat oceans here every now and again a big one come over, Thats way rock fishing is our most deadly sport

Thanks weakestlink. My 'warship' will be in dry dock for some time to come, due to land based activities.

Originally Posted by workingonit

Thanks weakestlink. My 'warship' will be in dry dock for some time to come, due to land based activities.

LOL my Warships are now dive wreaks or museum toys. Funnily enough our little boats last longer.

Dry dock is no place for a fishing boat

Do a Google on CHINE WALKING, it might provide some answers