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Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 04, 2013 12:25 pm
by idvette
Bolted on a polycarbonate drag foil this morning, can't wait to test it out!

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Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 04, 2013 3:37 pm
by YDOC462
looks great!!!

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Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 04, 2013 4:28 pm
by proprider
Keep us posted on how it works. Looks good!

Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 05, 2013 5:41 pm
by idvette
Just got her wet. Launches a hell of a lot faster with far less bow lift. Acceleration from a standstill I notice the motor stays lower in the revs, and pulls harder, it must have been slipping before and I didn't know it. Settles down the porpoising under 50 to almost non existent..... Best bang for the buck mod so far!!!

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Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 05, 2013 5:50 pm
by varmint1
Get some more cup put in your prop and it will not slip as much

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Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 05, 2013 8:32 pm
by idvette
The prop I have is a worked 24, but I don't know what has been done to it, or for what boat. Will be trying out a few props this weekend I think.... You may have misunderstood me though. The prop seems to bite a lot harder now than it used to, I notice my revs just after planing are lower and the boat is accelerating faster, so it must have been slipping at that point before I installed the plate and I didn't know it.

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Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 06, 2013 1:37 am
by Hippie459MN
Looks awesome. You get them from someone on S&F? I seen a guy making them and they looks awesome and heard nothing but good about them.

Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 06, 2013 6:15 am
by idvette
Yes he's on hpbc as well. I bought one of his last ones. He discontinued it after one broke, he's working on a composite design right now. The breakage was due to it's sensitivity to chemicals, so as long as I don't use cleaners on it I should be fine.

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Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 06, 2013 9:09 pm
by ja50n777
New to site, hello all.

Can you post a link to purchase a drag foil?

Thanks
jason

Re: Installed a Drag Foil

Posted: Aug 07, 2013 6:31 am
by idvette
Look on screamandfly.com, eagle one sells one, sounds like a decent design as well.

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