hydrofoils

[pblias]

I was thinking of putting hydrofoils on my outboard as I have had people say they do help.<br />What are peoples experiences with them, are they worth the money.<br />Cheers

 

[wishinIwasFishin]

Re: hydrofoils

g,day mate<br /> if ya oil injection,s givin ya trouble the safest way around it is to by pass it and use premixed fuel (50/1)<br />cheers Daryl<br /><br />ps welcome aboard<br /><br />pss get a manual<br /><br />edit: don't know how this got here but as you can see it belongs some place else cheers daryl

 

[Jack Shellac]

Re: hydrofoils

I think they do help, particularly if your boat is a little stern heavy or slightly underpowered. I have an Edge on a V-4 OMC and it will plane the boat at lower speeds and gives a better holeshot. I don't think they will help if your boat/motor combination is too far out of whack, though. Do a search on "hydrofoils" and you'll get a long list of ideas on this subject.

 

[cinder1995]

Re: hydrofoils

I think they're worth it. I do alot of wakeboarding behind my boat. So it's usually loaded down with weight. The hydrofoil helped the boat plane at a lot slower speed. It did kill the top end by about 8mph. The S.E.300 by Sport Marine was the one I bought.