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yak
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Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:25 am Posts: 80 Location: Assumption Parish
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 GT tiller torque
I drove a gt yesterday for the first time. To say the least i was surprised on the amount of tiller torque. Is there an easy fix to this or are all gt this uncomfortable to drive???
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MaXXis85
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: GT tiller torque
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WestEndAngler
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Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:11 am Posts: 9143 Location: Houston | Surfside
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 Re: GT tiller torque
Adjust the weight around in the boat... I can have my dog walking around the boat and I can feel the added resistance and pressure from the tiller. You get used to it and learn to pack the boat properly to avoid it. Took me 1 trip and I moved a cooler to one side and I sat on the other seemed to work out okay... That tiller torque tab was gone the first week I had her 
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Ace
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:26 am Posts: 285 Location: Lafayette LA
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 Re: GT tiller torque
Weight distribution is the key! Move things around until you get it like you want. I find that a second person/ice chest needs to be a little left of center when running.
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:03 am |
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yak
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Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:25 am Posts: 80 Location: Assumption Parish
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 Re: GT tiller torque
Thank for the replys. Does anyone have any pictures of a sceg bent to suit their boats??? Or just some advice on bending them??? Thanks.
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mcnemar1982
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Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:03 pm Posts: 2216 Location: Walker, Louisiana
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 Re: GT tiller torque
Can't b no worse than my 23GDSD! Dat motha will tire u out. 
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:41 am |
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yak
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Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:25 am Posts: 80 Location: Assumption Parish
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 Re: GT tiller torque
I drove it about a mile and didnt want no more. Sheet on that!!!! It wasnt fun at all. I'm buyin a motor to have a lil fun with.....and drivin that thing wasnt even close to havin fun.
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T-mac
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:53 pm Posts: 605
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drivin that PD w/ 2 fingers thru the muck sure will wear a feller out 
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BROOKS
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:46 pm Posts: 4596 Location: East TEXAN Proud
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willtodo
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Joined: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:51 pm Posts: 142 Location: EAST TX.
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:01 pm |
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mcnemar1982
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Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:03 pm Posts: 2216 Location: Walker, Louisiana
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 Re: GT tiller torque
Must be. When it is just me it ain't bad.
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dog walker
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5282 Location: Meraux,La.
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 Re: GT tiller torque
I had a 16x48 with my GTR on it and it was fine after mods it pulled hard,installed a torque tab and it resolved the issue.Now I have the same motor on 17x54 and no torque at all now even without the tab.If I pile all the stuff on one side of the boat yes it will have noticable tiller torque.
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slambin
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Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:21 pm Posts: 1262 Location: St. Francisville, LA
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i made the fat girl get out of my boat and lost tiller torque and gained 3 mph  but then my boat started porpsing bad and Kyle told me to let her back in 
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quackconsumer
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:54 pm Posts: 5582
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 Re: GT tiller torque
You really don't want to bend your skeg if you dont have to. Adusting weight in the boat like mentioned before is a key factor. Also I found raising my seat higher helps. You arm is in an okward position when it's up at an angle once you rais you seat up enough to to were your arm is straight up it's like night and day.
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:56 pm |
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forever draggin
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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 Re: GT tiller torque
when you guys say tiller torque, does that mean the motor is pulling to one side and if you have to hold pressure on the tiller handle to keep her true?
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:14 pm |
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quackconsumer
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HuntingRDR
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:19 pm Posts: 530 Location: TX
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 Re: GT tiller torque
Just adjust some weight and you will be good to go.
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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I have a tork tab the same size of my skeg and it drives great. On my old boat had no tork at all guess the extra hp got me. You can drive it with just a finger on the trottle.
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:20 pm |
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HuntingRDR
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:19 pm Posts: 530 Location: TX
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:36 pm |
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mudd
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:44 pm Posts: 443 Location: Wisconsin
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:36 pm |
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MaXXis85
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: GT tiller torque
DDM it's Torque not Tork. LOL I have one the whole heght of my skeg and it will still torque if the load is not positioned correctly. You just have to either deal with it on an awkward load or adjust it to where it minimizes the amount of pushing.
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