Boat wants to turn right under power

[appecon]

Just purchased a 1985 S2 9.2A. Has a 3 bladed prop and I don't know if that was standard equipment. Under power the boat wants to turn right. Anybody have this problem? Could it be shaft alignment? Is this normal for the 9.2A?

 

[Lee Coller]

That's called prop walk and is perfectly normal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop_walk

 

[appecon]

Thanks, Lee. The Wikipedia article was interesting. However, this is the first boat of many I've owned that want's to do this. I had a 28 ft. S2 prior to the 9.2A and it didn't have the problem. Neither did a 28 ft. Pearson, a 32 Ft. Pearson, a 38 ft. C & C.

Dick

 

["SevenSundays"]

But did they have two blade props, or three blade props?

The three blade prop will give you a lot more "prop-walk".