Hydro Stabilizer ?
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kerrlakejammer
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Hydro Stabilizer ?
Does anyone know if this would help on pontoon's?
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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
What does a hyro stabilizer look like? Are you referring to a fins?
Cruising the salt waters of East Florida.
Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
I think he means the things that attach to the motor, that prevent the nose of a v bottom from touching the sky. I've been told they help a boat plane out faster. Are you talking about this? http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... _THUMBNAIL
I've been told they "CAN" help some, others say a waste of money. I think Herb has one on his, if I remember correctly. It helped with cavitation if I'm thinking straigt.
I've been told they "CAN" help some, others say a waste of money. I think Herb has one on his, if I remember correctly. It helped with cavitation if I'm thinking straigt.
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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
If you mean hydrofoil, I have one and it cured a problem with cavitation I had periodically with the PC.
Ed, Cheryl, Ethan and Aspen.
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2014 E-350 Extended XLT.
Chesapeake City ,MD
Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
Hey BMR. What exactly is Cavitation? I have a problem when I try to trim my engion up. Its like there too much air and not enough water.. I lose speed when I start to trim up past the half way mark. I was thingking of tring a hydrofoil. I have pics of it in action, but not sure how to post thembadmoonrising wrote:If you mean hydrofoil, I have one and it cured a problem with cavitation I had periodically with the PC.
Jason & Izzie
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Guntersville AL
Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
I think I figured out how to put a pic upDurante wrote:badmoonrising wrote:If you mean hydrofoil, I have one and it cured a problem with cavitation I had periodically with the PC.
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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
Durante wrote:Hey BMR. What exactly is Cavitation? I have a problem when I try to trim my engion up. Its like there too much air and not enough water.. I lose speed when I start to trim up past the half way mark. I was thingking of tring a hydrofoil. I have pics of it in action, but not sure how to post thembadmoonrising wrote:If you mean hydrofoil, I have one and it cured a problem with cavitation I had periodically with the PC.
Motoring along, you'll have an increase in RPM with no forward motion. You'll hear the prop spinning...throttle back and accelerating usually make the prop get a grip. Adding a Doel Fin prevented it from happening on the PC in rough water.
Ed, Cheryl, Ethan and Aspen.
2013 Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 w/90 HP Mercury, "Hellrhighwater 2"
2014 E-350 Extended XLT.
Chesapeake City ,MD
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2014 E-350 Extended XLT.
Chesapeake City ,MD
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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
Don't see a hydrofoil in your pic, the skeg is under waterDurante wrote:I think I figured out how to put a pic upDurante wrote:badmoonrising wrote:If you mean hydrofoil, I have one and it cured a problem with cavitation I had periodically with the PC.
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Ed, Cheryl, Ethan and Aspen.
2013 Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 w/90 HP Mercury, "Hellrhighwater 2"
2014 E-350 Extended XLT.
Chesapeake City ,MD
2013 Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 w/90 HP Mercury, "Hellrhighwater 2"
2014 E-350 Extended XLT.
Chesapeake City ,MD
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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
Had one on mine when I got it and it caused me to cavitate more, I got better with the Prop Guard, use to be red till the sun cooked it


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Re: Hydro Stabilizer ?
[/quote]Durante wrote: I have a problem when I try to trim my engion up. Its like there too much air and not enough water.. I lose speed when I start to trim up past the half way mark.
Um, I may be wrong, but I don't think any engine would be able to trim half way up without cavitating. That is way up. When I trim mine out for speed, I actually only come up about 10deg.
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I can trim up that far and throw water like a jet drive to get through shallow water with the prop guard
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