This creates a drag force that lowers the speed of the pontoon boat.

Putting lifting strakes on a pontoon. Typically lifting strakes are a piece of sheet metal used to deflect water. With motorboat combo you should benefit from strakes in theory. Lifting strakes are blocks of metal that are welded directly onto the pontoon tubes themselves to generate lift allowing your boat to lift and glide above the water instead of tearing through it.

As for the older models owners can opt to have them fitted and installed. Plus another advantage is the full aluminum underskin on the blue pontoon that is not on the other one. This process reduces the drag.

What happens to all the water displaced by the pontoons with lifting strakes. Under ideal conditions speeds can reach over 36 mph. 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.

With a full 18-gallon gas tank and is propelled by a 70hp Evinrude 2-Stroke. Lifting strakes on steroids may be extra wide for even more lift. With strakes a pontoon becomes a planinf hull it moves over the top of the water instead of through it.

Adding more power to a planing hull results in increased speed. If it tries to go OVER or if it wont make it all the way UP then you are leaving speed on the table. 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.

Before you go to strakes which are a good thing BTW make sure you have the right prop. 2015 Qwest LS 818XRE Tri-toon wmercury 115. No use adding any more power as it wont do any good.