I had lifting strakes added to my pontoons and as Ive mentioned here a few times there are leaks that resulted from the welds that are behind the strakes.

Adding lifting strakes to pontoon. What do lifting strakes do on a boat. The only thing that improves pontoon boat speed is more power. The strakes welded directly onto the pontoons produce lift at the bow by displacing water allowing the boat to in essence glide above the water rather than lumber through it.

As I consume fuel or passengers move forward performance suffers. By ron nh Sun Jun 14 2015 1206 pm. Increasing the speed of your boat.

Because lifting strakes give your boat some extra elevation they boost speeds by up to 25. This hybrid tri hull is about 800 less than the twin elliptical package with strakes and is a good compromise for price and performance. And because of the popularity of pontoon boats on Lake Norman Evan decided to add two 2010 Sweetwater 2386 pontoons boats to his fleet this past summer both rigged with Yamaha 115hp four-strokes.

Fin System With the TAP. This video shows what happens from 5 to 35 mph on a 25 foot Tritoon. Pontoon Lifting Strakes Benefits.

The use of Lifting Strakes in your hull design. With motorboat combo you should benefit from strakes in theory. I just installed a prop from Power Tech thats an off-shore 4-blade SS.

Simply put strakes if well arranged will permit your boat to level out sooner then without them but thats about it on a pontoon boat. BTW you will likely have to re-prop after youre done. Adding lifting strakes to an existing pontoon can cost around 2000 and this may be a worthwhile investment to you depending on the purposes of your pontoon.