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Default Outboard hydrofoils mounted on anticavitation plates


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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:35:43 -0700, "Calif Bill"
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"Mike Slater" wrote in message
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Some people think these are great and some think they are a waste of
money
to mount on an outdrive or outboard. Vote to use or not use on a
pontoon
boat for waterskiing?

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...tNum=&classNum


They are to help a boat get up on plane. Sort of like trim tabs. I do
not
think they will help at all on a pontoon boat.


I agree. I nave never seem it and we have a bunch of pontoon boats
here. Pontoons are really not that good a ski boat since they are
pretty slow to come up on the step. We do have a lot of folks dragging
around tubes tho.


OK. I have a 60hp motor and my friends want to waterskii but the boat I
have is what I have. I told them the same things. Thanks guys.

Mike