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Paul@BYC
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Getting a pontoon boat to plane
On 11/1/2010 10:52 PM,
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On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 18:38:06 -0700 (PDT),
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On Nov 1, 5:51 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:36:59 -0400, wrote:
On 11/1/10 11:15 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
A friend of mine built a custom pontoon boat roughly 34' long with
beautiful woodwork. It is powered with a 90 hp and he claims he had
the prop pitched by an expert. He attains 18 mph so he is planing
some but gets very bad fuel economy, I'd estimate 1 mpg. Underway,
most people sit on the foredeck so she probably is bow heavy. Is
there some way to get her to plane better? He does have one of those
Dol-Fin things on the motor but I think he needs more planing surface
along the pontoons.
This might do it:
http://tinyurl.com/367x6pm
I don't know what a custom 34' pontoon boat weighs, but I'm guessing two
tons or more. That's a lotta weight and length for a 90 hp outboard to
"plane better." I doubt a lower unit wing is going to make a difference.
This would do it.
http://tinyurl.com/29cbqav
:)
It should....
This is what the boys over on Pontoon forum are doing
http://www.pontoonforums.com/download/file.php?id=3386
http://www.pontoonforums.com/download/file.php?id=3390
http://www.pontoonforums.com/download/file.php?id=3018
http://www.pontoonforums.com/download/file.php?id=3019
Don't see too many pontoon boats out on LI Sound. :)
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