Reply With QuoteProbably much the same reason why some certain 6m alloys have foils AND trim tabs fitted!Originally Posted by FNQCairns
I went for a run in the 6m? 140 4 suzuki with a foil on itWhat the!!.
The conditions near shore were about as rough as any thinking offshore boater would need to come home in most times, gusting 20+kn with 30km of fetch.
This 5 min joy ride was out of Yorkeys to the first beacon, it did the job ok, I got wet, the boat is beamy for lenght with a bunch of interior space and high gunnels, to change the ride and dryness takes extra/redesigned deadrise and entry, less beam and sometimes more bow flare but then the hull would have to be narrower with less interior room. It may also need another 30+ HP to perform the same.
The boat flexes along its lenght and everywhere else quite noticably esp when bridging/entering the next wave, this extra flex takes a lot of the jar out of the ride compared to an aluminium boat of around the same design.
My 2 bobs worth is if a person is a solid rough water boater stay away there are far better boats around but as an average fishermans boat who will encounter some rough every now and then, who wants a safe feeling boat with heaps of room and an acceptable ride for its lenght/width/deadrise in part because of the flex, also fine at rest stability, it works well.
Now if I can only work out why a demo boat had a foil fitted to the outboard [smiley=freak.gif]
Probably much the same reason why some certain 6m alloys have foils AND trim tabs fitted!
Dont know about those alloys Mantaray, I asked what was wrong with this setup because of the foil but didn't get an answer past a blank stare.
It could have been they were too slack/inexperienced to replace the stock prop with one that works or the hull needed it anyway or just because of the weight of the 4 st - I dont know just guessing.
People dont put them on for no reason but no reason is good enough to fit them IMO.
cheers fnq
Hey FNQ my brother is getting one of those but with the new 150 susi. The extra grunt should make it go that much better. Looking forward to christening it!!
Cheers, Mark.
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