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Location: Roch NY | just remember that hydrofoils are not a cure all. they might help in some respects but compromise others. I had one on my rig when I bought it and was having a lot of problems with fouled plugs. turns out: the foil, if the motor is not trimmed to level with the water can put a drag on the boat and thus a strain on the motor when at speed. the motor strain caused the fouling plugs.
for instance, if I wanted to stay on plane at lower speeds and kept the motor trimmed all the way in, you could hear the strain of the motor trying to propel the boat forward while the foil acted as a drag on the boat creating more resistance for the motor. once I took it off all my problems went away. in my case, the holeshot didn't really change either once I properly vented the prop.
BTW- got a foil to sell...cheap... |
