Anyone else' 37C do this? Is there a fix? Mine pulls HARD at more than about 1/2 throttle.
Really isn't pulling, it's being pushed. By any chance have you or the PO replaced the prop.. The prop may be over pitched..Anyone else' 37C do this? Is there a fix? Mine pulls HARD at more than about 1/2 throttle.
Really isn't pulling, it's being pushed. By any chance have you or the PO replaced the prop.. The prop may be over pitched..
Do you mean in forwards or reverse?Anyone else' 37C do this? Is there a fix? Mine pulls HARD at more than about 1/2 throttle.
I don't think your OP was vague at all. I think your "experiment" would be very worthwhile, and is a thoughtful idea. I bet what you'll find is once you get going as fast as you can while the boat is pulling to port because of the prop, that once you disengage the prop and continue "coasting" at speed, the pull will disappear. It is NOT your rudder, it is the turning prop.I guess I could get her going at hull speed on flat water and pop into neutral. If thepullpush goes away then it is from the prop. If it does not go away, then it is "something else". My post was also trying to see if it was just a characteristic of the boat or if mine is "special".
Thanks, sorry for the vague initial post
The thing is the Hunter 37C rudder isn't balanced at all. There is no area ahead of the post. So the flow over it at high speeds should only serve to keep it straight.
Errrr my H37c has rudder area ahead of the rudder shaft, about 12inches or so at the top tapering to 1 or 2 at the bottom. Haven't experienced what you are describing though.
Have you checked for rudder parts with the good folks on this website. I’m sure they can help. To clarify I mean the SBO staff.Sailme88 & RoyS; thank you for your input, but I think I may have not explained my issue well enough. I understand your comments about pitch and prop-walk, I'm quite aware of the effects. I think I need to focus on the significant difference in steering between before and after dry-docking for bottom paint. Before haul-out the steering was normal, typical prop-wash, nothing abnormal. After re-launching, the steering has severe pull to port. This difference in steering is VERY noticeable. To ferret the issue I'm having Charlotte Ann hauled-out again and have the steering system inspected, lubricated, and tightened. Also, I asked for new rudder post bearings only to find out the service technician doesn't know where to locate the parts. My new project; where to buy replacement rudder post bearings since Hunter-Marlow has discontinued these parts.
Cheers!