I have a question about backing my Skeeter SL210.
I can back up to the right on a dime, but trying to back to the left is all but impossible.There has been a few times in the wind I have felt the fool, because it won't go where I want it to. I had a ProCraft FishnSki and I do not remember not being able to back either direction.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance
[signature]
The pivot point on a boat shifts to the rear when backing. Boats will try to follow the pull of the propeller moving through the water. The centerline of the keel will try to keep the boat moving in a straight line. Most outboard equipped boats have a flat transom and may have a well built into the transom for the engine. A flat transom pushes up a wall of water as it is forced back. Moving too fast astern can swamp a small boat.
It is difficult to back a single engine boat. The descending blade of a propeller generates more thrust as it moves through the water. This will make a single engined boat pull in one direction or the other as it backs up. Once a boat operator becomes familiar with this tendency, it can actually be used to advantage in mooring a boat.
[signature]
You're not rollin' in an offshore fishing boat. If you're fighting wind and current, it's not going to back up at lightning speeds. Also, if your outboard is a short shaft model, it's not going to back effectively either.
Skeeter eh?..............................You must be up north, like great lakes or something. About like a Lund I suppose.
[signature]
Actually I am from Utah.
Even without the wind it doesn't back equally in both direction. As far as the long or short shaft model, I do not have a clue
[signature]