Stee6043
Well-Known Member
Hello 400's. New guy here...just moved up from a 340 over this past weekend. Brought the boat back from Sturgeon Bay, WI on Sunday. Ran like a champ.
I'm looking for some insight, potentially from folks that have moved up to the 400 from smaller rigs. I found the 97 400 that I bought to be a bit "sloppy" with slow (6-7kts) steering. I was having flash backs of driving a single I/O - a fair amount of steering wheel input required to keep her straight at no-wake in the channel.
Does this seem normal? Is it the additional size compared to a relatively small rudder that I'm experiencing? My 340 tracked pretty darn well when slow cruising. I just want to make sure this is expected or if it's something I should look into. She runs/drives/steers perfectly fine at cruise, FWIW.
Thank you!
I'm looking for some insight, potentially from folks that have moved up to the 400 from smaller rigs. I found the 97 400 that I bought to be a bit "sloppy" with slow (6-7kts) steering. I was having flash backs of driving a single I/O - a fair amount of steering wheel input required to keep her straight at no-wake in the channel.
Does this seem normal? Is it the additional size compared to a relatively small rudder that I'm experiencing? My 340 tracked pretty darn well when slow cruising. I just want to make sure this is expected or if it's something I should look into. She runs/drives/steers perfectly fine at cruise, FWIW.
Thank you!