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iawia wrote:
I searched for info about hydrofoils that help plane earlier at lower
speeds
and learned a lot. But I have one question remaining. Does the hydro put
excess stress on the brackets holding an outboard on the transom? Can
anyone
shed light on this? Thanks.

No, it's not a problem, or millions of boats that have them would be
experiencing transom failures. The industry standard is the Sting Ray
hydrofoil. It works great in getting you on plane faster, lowering your
minimum planing speed, reducing porpoising.

Ron M.
But wasn't the OP's original question referring to the brackets that are
part of the outboard motor, not the boat itself. I've had no experience
with these hydrofoils but was considering one as it takes forever to get up
on plane when I'm alone in the boat. Thought they might be quicker and
cheaper than a weight loss program.

Tom G