For optimum performance lifting strakes are recommended for engines rated 115hp or greater and for boats exceeding 30 mph.

Aftermarket pontoon lifting strakes. As I consume fuel or passengers move forward performance suffers. We mostly run about 22 to 25 mph when cruising. This hybrid tri hull is about 800 less than the twin elliptical package with strakes and is a good compromise for price and performance.

High-lift strakes are located symmetrically on both sides of the keel and parallel to the keel of the hull. Typically lifting strakes are a piece of sheet metal used to deflect water. Lifting strakes are fitted on either side of the boat as well as the bottom.

With a full 18-gallon gas tank and is propelled by a 70hp Evinrude 2-Stroke. Lifting strakes are metal structures that are welded to pontoon tubes to increase the lift at the bow. The only difference in the nearly identical pontoon boats-one has TAP Fins and the other has lifting strakes.

A third tube creates a higher ride with more stability. The corneredge of the strake should be sharp not rounded. Lifting strakes provide lift by displacing water and raising the bow above the waterline.

Its basic planing surface is very small compared to the Hydrofin system. Before you go to strakes which are a good thing BTW make sure you have the right prop. Lifting Strakes Two stage lifting strakes - invasive species flush.

Lifting strakes can be retrofitted to your pontoons but as mentioned earlier most new models will come equipped with them. Fins work on three log and U-shaped pontoons. The strakes easily lift the nose out of the water and you can really feel the deck lift from 30 mph and above--almost like a tunnel hull boat.