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Bill
Chesapeake, Va


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:43:15 +0200, Jelle
wrote:

if you have a (very) light boat, you could opt for a higher pitch.
You need to get on the plane with your boat to exceed hull speed, so
probably that is not feasible.

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It is just about impossible to get a boat, any boat, on plane with a 3
hp motor. 5 hp is about the minimum required for 1 person on a light
weight boat, 7 or 8 hp is better. Hot rodding a 3 hp up to a 5 is
not realistic.


I have been considering getting rid of my doel type fin and installing a set
of Smart Tabs. During my research on them I ran across an article where
someone installed them on a 10' Zodiac with a 3hp motor. It would plane!
Even the manufacturer was amazed.