picton 150 gts bad handling

[Kawasaki]

And yes
As Nautorios mentioned
Ballast
Ie where everything is 'stuffed'
Too much weight one one side will upset the handling
But that is fine tuning imho

 

[Patrickmcmanus]

I have a picton sunsport 15/55 with a 60hp mariner on it and have the same issue if I stay in the driver seat and turn right it comes completely up in its side but if I sit in the middle or on the left seat it stays flat

 

[PalmaTarga]

It's probably something as simple as weight distribution. On a boat of that size, you at the helm on one side will make a difference to turning. I don't know what side your helm is on, but turning with you closer to the water will probably get the prop closer to the surface and turning with the helm on the high side of the water, your weight will keep the prop a bit deeper..

 

[Rappey]

The trim tab/anode can only be set for a certain speed. Go faster or slower and it can be to much or not enough . I've had more 20ft or less outboard powered boats than I care to remember and that trim tab doesn't make enough difference to roll a boat.
Some don't use them at all to reduce drag.
Most boats with well lubed teleflex steering go on full lock if let go, look at all the wheel steered boats going round in circles when the driver has been thrown out.
That is one reason why many change to hydraulic to eliminate that pull to one side.
The turning scenario though ? The closest I ever got to that was a 14ft cat with a honda 90. At around 25 knts in a straight line the whole boat started to roll over.
I grabbed two friends as moveable ballast and tried again. No matter what we did the boat would start to roll one way or the other and it was scary. Sold it after that .
All I could think of was that older boats were rated with lightweight 2 strokes but adding a modern 4t was way way overweight?
I had another 14ft single outboard cat many years ago. 90hp 2t.
30 knts but felt like it was dragging then accelerating. Raised engine by 4" and wow, 45knts and was very smooth.
Turned too hard in mono hulls to the point where it's lost grip and it's over steered, back has tried to overtake the front.
One last scenario - 200hp on lightweight beamy aluminium boat, it rode level at any speed.
Put engine on 21ft driver (long and narrow) and the whole boat had a dramatic lean to one side so passenger sat behind me to counteract this effect.
Could the Picton by design have a combination of factors that when turning is riding on part of the hull and the freeboard then digging in trying to roll it more? The prop rotation could make it worse as it rolls the boat ?
Everything I've said is based on my own experiences from using different planing hull shapes and various engines on the same hull.

 

[Davy_S]

As the thread is 10 years old, i would imagine its sorted or he is still swimming!

 

[Rappey]

Om

the thread is 10 years old, i would imagine its sorted or he is still swimming!

Omg. Fallen into that "not look at the date" scenario again ?

 

[Colum]

Om
Omg. Fallen into that "not look at the date" scenario again ?

I found it interesting nonetheless, new to powerboats myself

 

[annasmittd]

hello. guys! i really need your help. do you have an owner's manual for the picton 150 boat? could your share it?