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Hydrofoil Opinion Randy
What's your opinion on hydrofoils? I've looked at a lot of pictures on
this site and very few boats, especially vectors have one. Is there a
handling problem or something I'm not aware of? I've always been told that
a hydrofoil is a major plus to boat performance.
Brady, Personally
I don't like the things. For everything they improve they cause another
problem. We have worked on a shape for drag boats that doesn't affect top
end like the Std. hydrofoils do. The surface area above the prop makes the
boat run flat from the tail lift at the prop wash hitting the plate. The
shape we worked on has most of its surface area ahead of the prop to
negate this effect. A Vector is one of the boats that could use this shape
very well. I will try to post this plate on tech talk and our web site (www.gpiracing.com).
Please submit whatever questions you have to IHRTechTalk@yahoo.com. All questions and answers selected will be displayed on this page as they come in. Note: though all boaters are welcome, priority may be given to I.H.R. members. Randy can not be held responsible for any advice given. Though his information and expertise is second to none, he has no control over what you do with your boat. It is up to you to boat safely and act responsibly, and his advice is only to be used as a guidance for your high performance boat/motor of which you are the one responsible for the risks involved. Thanks,
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