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Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:50 pm
by BobG
This looks like possibly a better, and cheaper solution than Lifting Strakes. Maybe?
http://www.conradmarine.com/
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:52 pm
by margaritaman
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:56 pm
by WILD MAN
May God forgive you, for you have summoned a great evil.
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:26 pm
by Woody
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:27 pm
by dockholiday
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:39 pm
by Texoma Toon
Bob,
While Tap Finns have never lived up to the hype of their inventor, Malcolm Shomn, they may be cheaper than Lifting Stakes. There are many reasons to NOT install Tap Finns the bigesst of which is Malcolm and his overhyping sales tactics. PBD Rag did a comparison, finally,
http://www.pontoon.net/boat-news/displa ... tartRow=21 that showed maybe a 5% increase in speed with a two toon 24ft with a 115. that is 1.5 mph better with TF? TF's is a sponser of PDB Magazine btw so you may want to take that into consideration. Also you need to check your warrenty to see if welding anything to your toons will void it.
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:55 pm
by BobG
OIC!!! So it's marketing hype perpetuated by the theoretically unbiased magazine (which gets advertising money from the hypster), made to look like "scientific" research.
On the other hand, I don't have lifting strakes, so I'm basically running three 24' displacement hulls through the water by brute force, as I don't have a "plane" to "get up on"...
It's interesting that they say you can put those things on your toons with JB Weld. That would be a lot of freaking epoxy!
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:10 pm
by Ron Burgundy
Irregardless of the "inventor" of TAP fins, the fact that they will almost certainly void your warranty is a no go for me.
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:50 pm
by HandymanHerb
All I know is FusionKing a long time member and great welder got a set and was finely going to get us before and after numbers, then he was never heard from again, the numbers must not have went their way and they took him out.
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:01 pm
by GregF
Ed will be happy to know, I don't have an opinion on tap fins, no matter what kind of metal they are made of
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:29 pm
by HandymanHerb
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:34 pm
by GregF
Troublemaker
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:30 pm
by BigDaddy
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:44 pm
by Texoma Toon
At least half the members of the other forum are goofy's alter egos.
Re: Anybody Here tried TAP Fins?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:45 pm
by curtiscapk
