I would make the wedges about about 3-4" wide and run the them the width of the livewell from the inner edge to the edge of the chine step. They will need to be knife edged at the leading edge and 1/4-3/8 thick at the trailing edge to get started. Hold them in place with 4 #8 oval head screws. You may have to 5200 the leading edge to keep it from being ripped off during trials. In order to measure progress, take a small level and tape it the floor on the port side and see if the running attitude changes as you add more wedge until she levels up. If you think that 3/8 wedge is not enough to start with maybe be go with 1/2-5/8 thick at the trailing edge and sand it back until she levels out. This is seat of your pants engineering but I think the concept is feasible. Can't wait to hear the results. Good luck
Here's my $0.02 - I think your baitwells are acting as trim tabs. They look to be about in line with the hull bottom - I believe when Aquasport put those on the original boats, they were raised up a bit so they did not affect the boat on plane. Your mounting could actually be helping you get to plane quicker... So you might want to try putting your hook on the baitwell. I would try a piece of 1/2" thick starboard glued to the bottom of the baitwell...
The baitwells on my 22-2 are original factory installation and have a 5-10 degree downward rake towards the rear which in fact act as trim tabs. They are mounted flush with bottom at the transom and tilt down towards the rear. I think the intent of the rake was to facilitate good water flow at high speed combined with a slight angular drill pattern to help scoop up water when running. I have watched these wells at high speed and it looks like a washing machine in there. Hearty baits like pinfish, mullet, shrimp and pigfish seem to do fine. Pogys get beat up pretty bad.
I have a 170 Aquasport with trim tabs but shortly after I bought my boat the trim tab pump died I looked on ebay but the cost for a new pump was to high I found that there is a kit with preloaded shocks that replace the old ram and now my boat rides and get on a plane better than when the trim tabs worked I hope you all might try this no more switch to try to set right no more pump and rams that fail over time good luck tbhobe
Quote from: "fitz73222"Try running the boat with the transom livewell lids open and see if one is over filling or underfilling. I believe the previous owner on my 22-2 had this problem and corrected it with adding or filling a couple of holes until she leveled out. You havent coincidentilly changed the engine height or changed to a different prop recently? It is strange that the list has recently developed and nothing with the livewells has been altered. Which way does she list, to port or starboard? Does the list change as speed changes?I just added the wells not long ago, and they're still really neat to watch so I watch them all the time . They're both working fine. I plumbed them in a way that overfilling or underfilling is not possible. The holes are right at the waterline and equal in height on either well; as soon as the boat's in the water, the wells are full, and while on plane, they have no way of draining below the "at rest" waterline.I had a slight list before I added the wells (prop spin?), but the list is worse now with the wells. I think the problem is the way I rebuilt my transom. Here's a pic:I added a layer of wood to the outside of the transom, and the wells are overlapping the wood now. When I installed the wells, I had to fill in the gap between the wells and the original transom. The wells themselves have a slight downward pitch that's different from the hull (even with an original transom), so they naturally bring the bow down. I think one of the wells is angled down slightly more than the other because of my new transom.The boat lists to port, so I'm thinking if I add a pad (or a "hook" - thanks SB), that might correct the list... It's just hard to get something like that just right. That's why I'd rather have tabs.From looking at the picture, would it not be practical to add tabs between the wells and the motor? Or would this not work?Sorry to hijack this thread. These things happen
Try running the boat with the transom livewell lids open and see if one is over filling or underfilling. I believe the previous owner on my 22-2 had this problem and corrected it with adding or filling a couple of holes until she leveled out. You havent coincidentilly changed the engine height or changed to a different prop recently? It is strange that the list has recently developed and nothing with the livewells has been altered. Which way does she list, to port or starboard? Does the list change as speed changes?
I have the distinct advantage of being able to walk outside and look at the boat in question. Yes, it's the live wells that are causing the list. In fact both of them are a bit lower at the aft end than at the leading edge but the one on the stbd side is more pronounced and creating more lift than the port side; therefore the resulting port list. I also worked at a dealership back in the early seventies that handled Aquasport and have seen them factory installed. They put them even with the bottom of the boat just as my son Jessie did. He did have to work around the transom job we did though and that made things a bit more difficult but the job still looks pretty good considering. I'd probably fare them in a bit and take the hook out but the easier way to tackle the issue is to put a bit of a wedge on the port well like Fitz suggests. I don't think it will take much and the boat will likely run a bit better at mid range like that anyway. I agree with the Bennett guy that there may be enough room to put tabs between the wells and the engine without interference but that's more bucks. The good news is it's not my bucks. Whatever you want to do buddy.
