The boat is fast.

Pontoon with lifting strakes. This was the most dramatic difference between all the tests that we conducted on this day. This creates a drag force that lowers the speed of the pontoon boat. Pontoon boats have seen remarkable growth in popularity in recent years.

Lifting strakes provide lift by displacing water and raising the bow above the waterline. This boat has the elipitical toons with lifting streaks and a 90hp 4strok. I have a 2010 24 Bentley Encore pontoon that I recently repowered with a Merc 150 4 stroke.

As a result you get a better performance overall as well as a smoother ride. Adding more power to a planing hull results in increased speed. The third log helps as well.

The pontoons are 23 inches by 24 foot 3 inches with the 3 inches sitting aft of the stern. Pontoon tubes have a rounded shape and they immerse more than halfway in the water. Its basic planing surface is very small compared to the Hydrofin system.

Welding Strakes on Pontoons the issue is the strakes are covering up the leaking pin holes so soap and water will not work to find the leak. ButIm on big water with big boats and sometimes big waves both boat and wind generated. This was the most dramatic difference between all the tests that we conducted on this day.

Lifting strakes are metal structures that are welded to pontoon tubes to increase the lift at the bow. With strakes a pontoon becomes a planinf hull it moves over the top of the water instead of through it. I like your boat I really like your boat Hes referring to the ride he gets when I trim up the motor and the lifting strakes get us on top.