advice on lifting strakes

[kentuckyguy]

I have been thinking about purchasing some lifting strakes.. Where is a good place to buy them?? I have a 21 foot triton seabreeze with a 90 h.p. merc.. Right now the GPS speed with myself and the wife is 27-28 mph@5000 rpm.. The motor has a 13 3/4x17 prop.. Will the strakes help out?? I would like to get 30mph out of the boat.. When we go to the lake we always go to a party hole and it is about a 15-17 mile run for us...

 

[jbail4032]

Re: advice on lifting strakes

Not sure if you can just buy them or not. I have looked online for aftermarket but nothing like the stock strakes out there. I don't think it would be very hard for a good weld shop to make you a set but you would need the dimensions. I love the way it make the boat plane out on top of the water. You have the usual splash sounds up until about 17-18 MPH then it just gets quiet and all you hear is wind and motor sounds ( with a little water splash of course ) If the water gets a bit rough though or you have a heavy load it will make it hard to get up on plane. I have a 135 Mercury Optimax with a 22' Suntracker and with three people on board, a half full ice chest, and 3/4 tank of gas I hit 42 MPH on my GPS but with a normal load of 6-10 people and full ice chest and such it usually tops out at 35-36 MPH and cruises well at 29-30 MPH.

 

[5150abf]

Re: advice on lifting strakes

If Triton doesn't offer them you could really order them from anyone that does, they are pretty universal.

Your problem will be getting them mounted in the right spot, too low they won't work right, too high they won't work right adn if they are too long you will get to much lift in the rear.

Also they are gonna be pricey, that is alot of extrusion and aluminum isn't cheap, I would say @ $1200ish just for the parts then whatever your welder wants to put them on, call around and see what the are, the rpice might change your mind.