What Are Lifting Strakes On A Pontoon. This video shows what happens from 5 to 35 mph on a 25 foot Tritoon. Fin System With the TAP.
No use adding any more power as it wont do any good. 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. Lifting strakes provide lift by displacing water and raising the bow above the waterline.
I have a 2010 24 Bentley Encore pontoon that I recently repowered with a Merc 150 4 stroke.
Fin System With the TAP. 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. Simply put strakes if well arranged will permit your boat to level out sooner then without them but thats about it on a pontoon boat. Typically lifting strakes are a piece of sheet metal used to deflect water.
