2006 250 EC leans to the starboard side

duane.mosley

title says it all, boat leans to the starboard side. doesn't matter if i'm sitting still or moving, the boat leans. while moving, i have to counter the lean with the trim tabs. holding tank was empty, batteries are on the port side of bilge. no gear under helm, no gear stored on the starboard side at all. still leans. i have also noticed that the steering wheel appears to be off by 90 degrees while tracking straight on plane.

howardrams

With the outdrive physically straight I think I'd unbolt the wheel and correct that 90 degree thing, then count the rotations and make sure it is equal from hard right to hard left.

As to the lean, is your freshwater tank on the port side, maybe fill it to compensate?  Does the lean go away if you balance the passengers port and stb?

J3ff

i have to keep the freshwater tank somewhere around 50% or more full to stop the lean

duane.mosley

no passengers, sitting in the slip, nothing in the holding tank, still leans. right not the holding tank is empty and the water tank is 3/4 full so once we get settled into the slip tonight, i will see how it's sitting in the water.

duane.mosley

and i just noticed that you can see it leaning in my picture.

Cableguy Greg

I just fixed my steering wheel since it was 180* off. If you unscrew the center cover from the back, you have access to the allen screws underneath. I removed the 6 screws and rotated the wheel to the proper position.

TomS

Hi Duane, how did you fix the lean problem?

MarkB

Is your water tank full, and waste empty?

randy56

He has not been on here since June

rasbury

I don't think it takes much of anything to cause a lean. Think about a see saw---if everyone weighs the same, it would sit level....add one pound to either side and down it goes.....I'd bet even the biggest of boats have some lean, just to big to see it.

zaverin1

Batteries port
lean star

pistole

on my 330 , the batteries were relocated from the right to the left and the boat thus leans left.