Originally Posted by
Cane Pole
I have a '95 17ft Spectrum which I outfitted with a 60 HP Merc Bigfoot back in March of this year.
Problem:
The steering is real loose. Is there a damper adjustment on the steering to tighten the steering. If so, where is it? I can't let loose of the steering wheel because of the torque. Trim tab on lower unit is full tilt, but boat still torques hard right. I know there ought to be an adjustment somewhere in the steering.
Hey Tom, are you sure you have the trim tab adjusted in the right direction? Standing in back of the boat, if it pulls to the right, adjust the back of the tab to the right. You would think it would go the other way but it doesn't. What you are doing is compensating for the torque of the prop. That new motor shouldn't be pulling in either direction.
Fair Winds and Following Seas
Bill H. PTC USN Ret
Chesapeake, Va