How to eliminate chinewalking?

[2009BCPII]

I have 09 PII with 200 Vmax HDPI and it would go chinewalking when I hit 65 – 67 mph. the highest trim i went was 4.0 and I still have some trim left to up more but I was afraid to do that. How do I eliminate the chinewalking?

[SelmaCat]

I have a 2011 with 200, and if I get above 3/4 trim it becomes a handful! I have gotten to where I can drive it out of it now. I have found that if I trim much higher than 3/4, I am not gaining very much speed or rpms, mine seems to perform better lower than completely trimmed out. All boats handle differently, just try to find your sweet spot! Good luck!

[2009BCPII]

Will it help if I reduce the throttle and increase the trim to go faster?

[Bama96]

Where is your plate? Also what prop are you running? My 2008 with the 200 HPDI liked the 25M prop and was about 3/4″ above flush on the plates. That setup does not like to be over trimmed. If you hit WOT and trim it out it will be all over the place. I would usually trim it out then bump the trim down to about 3/4. Would turn 5800-5900 and hit 73-73.5 all day long. That hull is fast and very trim sensitive. No way to eliminate the walk completely but your trim, prop and motor height can help. Dont over drive it either.

[Bama96]

2009BCPII wrote:Will it help if I reduce the throttle and increase the trim to go faster?No just the opposite.

[2009BCPII]

Mine has manual plate so no way I can adjust. I have 25m prop.

[moore1]

even though you have a manual plate you should still be able to adjust it.and you will learn to drive through the walking, just go out there and run around, it took me a while but I have learned to drive through the walk or at least most of it

[Bass Cat Boats]

O.K., This is a tough subject to give advice on. Everyones experience behind the wheel of a High performance boat is different. First, You dont drive through chine walk, You learn to control the boat so the Chine Walking doesnt happen. Second, Dont worry too much about setting your boat up for top performance until you Learn to drive the boat to its potential with the current setup. The easiest way I could say to learn is to go to a large lake where you have room to run and make turns without too much traffic. When you take off and get going with say a neutral trim you give it full throttle. Once the boat has achieved max speed at neutral trim, SLOWLY start bumping the trim up a little at a time. You will start feeling the hull free up. When you get to the point the chine walk sets in and you cant control it just bump the trim down and start over. Never just Chop the throttle when the chine starts coming in. Use your trim to control your lift and speed. If you Chop the throttle at the wrong time you could end up hooking the boat and possibly injuring Yourself. Soon you will start getting it trimmed up more and more and before you know it youll have her flying. Hydraulic steering is very sensitive and requires a deft touch on the wheel. NO BIG JERKS. VERY SMALL CORRECTIVE MOVES COUNTERCLOCKWISE. Its a little rythym you have to get into. After some time you wont even think about it, Youll just be driving it and Youll be telling everyone Your boat doesnt chine at all. In actuallity all performance boats do. Its just the driver has gotten better at controlling it and they dont notice it any more. Put a novice at the wheel and itll walk all over the place. It is very important to TAKE YOUR TIME. Dont be in a hurry. Make sure you pick a calm day and you have plenty of time to spend playing. Once you get the hang of it come on back and well talk about setting your boat up for Max performance.Good luck and Enjoy playing. Thats part of the fun of owning a High Performance boat.Chris CoupelPaulina, La.Chris CoupelPaulina, La.

[Bass Cat Boats]

You learn to control the performance with the trim as much or more than the throttle, and as Shap said, you do not drive through chine walk. BCB

[RandyTaylor]

I read on another post that Bas Cat hulls dont like high trim settings? I have a hydraulic JP and would like peoples input on how you relate jack plate height into the trim settings as you search for top performance.http://www.vrbo.com/297770

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