Welding on reverse chime

[tyeesonly]

Anyone have insight on making my thunder jet pilot more stable? At all speeds the boat is very unstable and tippy. While on plane when one person shifts their weight the boat leans a significant amount. Even while trolling it’s hard to get the boat to balance right. I’ve been looking around at maybe welding on a bigger reverse chime in hopes of improving the stability. Does anyone know where I can get this done in the lower mainland?

Cheers!

 

[lemmy]

Maybe a Seakeeper instead ??

 

[ship happens]

I have a buddy who is an old school boat builder. Who does alot of back and forth with northwest. He had a really good idea and it worked apparently really really well. Just flatbar.

 

[tyeesonly]

Maybe a Seakeeper instead ??

Thought of that until I got onto my buddies boat that has it and couldn’t justify the price for it

 

[tyeesonly]

I have a buddy who is an old school boat builder. Who does alot of back and forth with northwest. He had a really good idea and it worked apparently really really well. Just flatbar.


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Yeah I was just thinking of welding on an extension off of the existing chime

 

[ship happens]

I just heard these stories first hand from ex boat builder fisherman good colleagues of mine. Now northwest is doing it on their brand new builds. Works great apparently. Just flatbar welded on. Done.

Apparently it tracks well also. Not sure if 4imch or 6inch but I'd just go big if it were myself. That being said I'd never be in that boat because I think aluminum boats are for the river jk

 

[tyeesonly]

I just heard these stories first hand from ex boat builder fisherman good colleagues of mine. Now northwest is doing it on their brand new builds. Works great apparently. Just flatbar welded on. Done.

Apparently it tracks well also. Not sure if 4imch or 6inch but I'd just go big if it were myself. That being said I'd never be in that boat because I think aluminum boats are for the river jk

Appreciate the advice I’ll report back if I get it done.