G23 pulls to Starboard. School me before I call the dealer.

[Noelb]

Bought a new 2015 G23 in September last year. Everything ran great. Put 35 hours on it and brought to the dealer in late October for winterizing and storage (indoor heated).

This spring I noticed that the boat constantly pulls to starboard at any speed above say 5 MPH (if I let go the steering wheel, it will make a hard right turn!). It also seems that I need to constantly put about 150-200lb of ballast more on the port side to get an even wakeboard wake (assuming passenger and gear weight is evenly distributed in the boat).

Put a diving mask on and went under the boat to look for any signs of an impact on the rudder but couldn't tell. And then of course I adjusted the fin on the rudder all the way to the right, but the boat still pulls.

Seems very fishy. I want to get educated on a matter like that before I contact my dealer about this problem. Anyone want to venture and take a guess?

[trip33]

Its normal. Due to the direction that the prop spins and the weight of the driver.

[Noelb]

Thanks. Like I said, the extra #200 is needed AFTER I balance passengers to make up for driver weight.

I'm suspecting maybe a problem with NSS.

[xrichard]

Extra weight needed on the passenger side is normal. Among the 4 G series boats I ride regularly, it's between 100 to 200 lbs. Who knows why the difference...could be differences in where we store stuff in the boat, the weight of stereo gear, etc. My guess is the necessity to add weight to the port side is likely due to prop torque. That type of thing (and the pulling to one side) is more noticeable with larger props. The 2015 G23 runs a 17" prop. The prop rotates one way and wants to rotate the boat the opposite way.