Picked up some "new to me" power for the seacraft

[ScottM]

Originally Posted by 77SceptreOB

Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. A "lefty" would probably be fine on a CC, but not too good on a Scepter due to the Starboard side helm placement and rotational lift of the prop. Prop on a "lefty" spins counterclockwise which causes the motor force to rotate the boat clockwise a.k.a. to the right hence lowering the starboard side of the boat slightly. Add the weight of the driver on that side and it causes the boat to list to the right/starboard side will underway on a plane. Ask me how I know, LOL!

But get a Sceptre with a "hook" on the bottom and it will counter that affect. My dad's '82 would list to port without using tabs running a right-hand engine.

[77SceptreOB]

Originally Posted by ScottM

My dad's '82 would list to port without using tabs running a right-hand engine.

That is the norm, especially if you steer while standing more in the center of the boat than directly behind the wheel on a Sceptre.

As you mentioned, trim tabs will correct all of these slight variations.

[76Savage]

That is correct. I lave a bracketed left rotation F250 on my Scepter and I have to use the trim tabs to correct the "pull" toward the helm side. This is very pronounced when I am alone in the boat.