Boat is faster when I ease to starboard.

[frederick55]

Dude, ya must be young. Don't get me wrong, as I know where ya talking. BUT? tab still in the water on plane? Have any clue what I run? SURFACE PROPS! Ya fast boats owned, and still do.

Tried to help ya, but ya get bitchy me, 60 plus years wet? (And FU very much..on "Nascar". SUCKS!) And I was M/C flat tracking, circle boats, when you were in diapers. And I'm still a drag racer.

Oh yeah, for the clueless in a boat? Right/Left? THINK the amount letters.."Starboard is right, and green. Port? red and left.

So your telling me that if I am turning right I am going to port?
Etymology

Middle English sterbord, from Old English stēor (“steer”) +‎ bord (“side (of a ship)”). Ships had to dock on their left (port) side because the steering oar on the right would get in the way, which is how the left became known as the port side.
Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑɹbɚd/

Noun

starboard (plural starboards)

1. The right hand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Starboard does not change based on the orientation of the person aboard the craft.
2. (nautical) One of the two traditional watches aboard a ship standing a watch in two.
3. Want to talk about clueless?

Yep, skeg tab is definitely in the water when prop shaft is an 1 1/2" above the pad. So, if I turn right I'm turning to port? Facing forward starboard is to the right. I agree that Nascar sucks, but as far as being young, you couldn't be more wrong. Might not be as ancient as you but I was born in 1955. I am an experienced deep water sailor and navigator and when someone says come to starboard I know which way to go. The guys says he eases to starboard so I assume he steering right which forces the lower back to the left, like a torque tab. I am glad you run surface props, but do you honestly think I run anything else? Started in the late 70's. Get over yourself. Just because I don't race doesn't mean I can't think. The OP isn't drag racing either, just running his boat. Some of us don't give a crap about sanctioned drag racing, we're just enjoying our boat and going as fast as possible. Did you read the thesis I'm talking about? Sorry if you thought I was getting bitchy but I think you misunderstood my post. I respect your knowledge and don't want to offend you, but also respect that I have learned a thing or two from my own experience. While you were drag racing, I was a national martial art competitor. If you had ever stepped out there, you would be the one in a diaper.