Because lifting strakes give your boat some extra elevation they boost speeds by up to 25.

Installing pontoon lifting strakes. Where do I buy them and who installs them. We commonly install 6 on the inside toons and 4 on the very outside in a performance style package. Typically lifting strakes are a piece of sheet metal used to deflect water.

This reduces the drag force and. 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. The Hydrofin system is a highly engineered system that can change the angle of attack to generate a lot of lift to the pontoon boat.

Fin System is located at a. Fin System the water is channelled back down creating lift increasing control and performance. I asked my dealer about adding on lifting strakes to my 22 pontoon SLi.

Since a Sun Tracker Party Barge 21 footer with lifting strakes and which weighs several hundred lbs less than the Suncruiser and has pontoons with perhaps 740 lbs less buoyancy will stay on plane with difficulty using a 60hp 4-stroke I am wondering if my Suncruiser will lift and plane with the 70hp and stay on plane using lifting strakes of the same gauge and ends but the correct length for. 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. So you must install them only if your usage of the boat demands higher speeds.

Manitous lifting strakes work to not only create lift but also to make the ride smoother. The strakes were 225 X 225. I have a 20 sylvan pontoon with a four stroke 60 Yamaha.

Installing decent quality lifting strakes can set you back by 2000. By ron nh Sun Jun 14 2015 1206 pm. When purchasing the boat the dealer informed me that it should run 30 to 32 mph.