Normal Prop Walk II
Sorry for the re-post but I left out a coulple key words in the last one. All Right hand turning props unless they are the feathering type (Auto or Max) will cause the stern to walk to Port in reverse and to Starboard (causing the bow to go to port) in Forward, some more than others, but they all do it. When I'm standing at the wheel I just kind of swing my hips whichever way the prop is going to walk the stern before shifting to get the mental picture of what is going to happen. You can use it to your advantage to spin the boat on a dime when going forward by allways turning to port because the prop will walk the stern to starboard helping you out. I have to back out of my slip to starboard so I gun it - yes gun it - to gain sternway with the rudder only turned halfway to starboard. Once I get some speed up and the rudder now has some control I backoff the throttle, hit neutral, turn the wheel harder to starboard and coast through the turn. That way the prop is not working against me through the critical part of the turn. When I get out in the lane and hit forward and some throttle the stern walks to starboard and straightens me right out. A c28 and now c320 both with 3 blade fixed same slip - they are all the same. Stan "Christy Leigh" c320 #656
