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What it means to trim the boat up and trim it down. Your boat looks absolutely beautiful and steering is so much fun.
In other words use your trim tabs to trim the boat and your power trim to trim your propeller.
How to trim a boat properly. Try moving the pin up or down one hole at a time until the boat planes efficiently and the bow lifts a bit at speed and the boat handles well. You may want to adjust the trim for boat weight adding trim for a heavy load of passengers for example or trimming up one hole for a light load. A boats trim gauge monitors the position of the drive or outboard.
Make sure its accurately adjusted. Grab a level and place it against the underside of the anti-cavitation plate on the drive or outboard motor. Have someone at the helm adjust the trim until the instrument reads level and note the position on the indicator.
Fishing World presents another in a new series of practical video demonstrations - how to trim your boat. Presented by Honda Marine. You do not want to approach a sharp turn with the trim all the way in down because that might cause the bow to dig in and the boat theoretically could spin out or even swap ends.
Instead begin the turn at cruising trim and then ride the trim switch down as you approach the apex of the turn. When the boat is stationary and the shaft is parallel with the surface of the water thats known as neutral trim. The prop shafts angle is important because it directs the power from the engine.
Changing this angle changes what direction the boat is pushed. When the powerhead is as close as possible to the transom the propeller shaft is pointing up which will push down the stern and lift the bow up. In this video Tim Kendall with The Boat House Group shows you the basics of boat trim.
He walks you through how to use the power trim on your outboard or st. Properly trimming a boat You are correct starting with the engine in the full down position this provides extra stern lift to get you on plane quicker. If you leave the engine in this position you will still be lifting the stern which forces the bow down this is very inefficient and can actually be dangerous on some boats.
Trim the boat all the way down and as it accelerates gradually trim the propeller up. At proper trim the boat glides over the water without porpoising which is what the bouncing effect is called. How to Properly Trim an Outdrive Cameron Thorp.
Maximum down trim not absolute maximum but the max appropriate to the turns speed and radius should occur at the apex of the turn. You can add throttle as you feel the boat slowing. Practice will teach you what your boat is capable of in varying conditions.
When you press the trim button down the gear case moves closer to the transom until it bottoms out at about negative 6 degrees. Now the prop shaft is aimed down 6 degrees and some of the force lifts the boats sternThe boat hull acts like a teeter. Getting Out of the Hole.
When you advance the throttle the stern of your boat begins to squat lifting the bow. As the boat accelerates push the bow down position of the trim tab control in short bursts. The boat reacts by the stern lifting the bow coming down speed increasing and reduced engine laboring.
Once your boat is planing nicely and the power trim has been adjusted we are ready to adjust the trim tabs. This is used if the boat has a list to port or starboard. A list means a lean so for example we have 3 passengers on the port and only 1 on the starboard its likely we will have a list to the port.
Much like the power trim. Bow spray stern wake and rooster tail can help you trim. If youre steering your boat from a bridge or tower you have the opportunity to observe some additional characteristics related to spray and wake that can help you find your boats ideal trim.
If you see more spray toward the stern of the boat and a larger wake the boats trim can be better unless of course youve got a boat full of waterskiers. Start with the trim all the way down and as you accelerate trim up you will feel a difference. At first you will feel the boat plowing the water and as you trim up you will feel the boat lift up and plane out.
Play with this at every speed. Listen to the trim whine the. Properly sized trim tabs can significantly reduce the time needed to get up on plane.
They also allow a boat to keep its bow down and stay on plane at lower speeds. As the throttle is advanced the stern of the boat begins to squat lifting the bow. As the boat accelerates push the bow down position of the helm control in short bursts.
Once the boat is on the plane trimming will raise the bow for the boat to skim through the water instead of pushing through it. Now bump up the trim button for the bow to rise. In this manner you will be able to feel the steering much lighter and the speed of the boat much faster.
Use the power trim to position the propeller path parallel to the water flow. If necessary re-adjust the trim tabs to fine tune your bows position. In other words use your trim tabs to trim the boat and your power trim to trim your propeller.
Variations in Sea Conditions that effect a Boats attitude. How to Get A Boat On Plane Using Engine Trim BoatUS - YouTube. In this video Tim Kendall with The Boat House Group shows you the basics of boat trim.
He walks you through how to use the power trim on your outboard or sterndrive to your advantage. What it means to trim the boat up and trim it down. And how this affects the ride and efficiency.
Properly knowing how to trim your boat will help improve. To work properly the lower unit and propeller of a boat needs to extend into the water deeper than the bottom of the hull of the boat. In extremely shallow water or when launching or loading a boat on or off a trailer the lower unit of an outboard in the tilted-down position could drag on the bottom of the lake or boat.
How to Trim Sails Upwind. In this sailing basics video you learn how to properly trim sails when sailing upwind. Want to master the basics of sailing.
Take our Learn to Sail Course and learn the proper way to trim sails. Your boat looks absolutely beautiful and steering is so much fun. Most boats have a way to adjust the trim of the boat through the outboard sterndrive or trim tabs.
Trimming the boat properly is a way the driver can deliver the safest smoothest ride for the conditions. Many beginners drive powerboats around with their bows in the air because they are unaware how the trim function can change the operation.