Prestigeworldwideee

Wondering how much a hydrofoil will effect the ride of a stepped hull, my Larson Senza Spectre easily rolls while riding and is very squirrley at lower speeds. I think a hydrofoil will improve all of this. Anyone have this setup?

boostbros

long tabs are the trick setup 380s really help smaller boats with stability

resurrected

Well, if the issue is at lower speeds, the easy solution is to not go slow!

TexomaPowerboater

+1. There are many go-fast boat's that don't do well at slower speeds. Never seen a hydrofoil on a go-fast and wouldn't think it make any sense financially on a low-cost boat like that. Sounds like you need a different boat.

SB

iTrader: (1)

Sure you hsve Max machine cavitation plates

Prestigeworldwideee

That’s on a stepped hull?

Prestigeworldwideee

That boat new, was like 45k…. It makes sense to me, especially since how it works and how stepped hills work.

techman

Trim Tabs are a better bet on a "performance" hull. Putting a hydrofoil on your outdrive will help it get on plane quicker and maybe maintain plane at a slower speed, but that's about it. It will create DRAG and slow you down compared to not having one.

When you say squirrely at slow speeds, is that off-plane or on-plane? If it's off-plane, that is bow steer which is normal for V hulls. Just don't over correct with the wheel to try to steer it straight that just exaggerates the wander.

SB

iTrader: (1)

Was just replying to what I quoted. Nothing else.

I don’t know why your boat rolls nor the fix. Sorry.

Prestigeworldwideee

I’ve driven conventional v-hull boats before and they’re not like that. It wanders like crazy at slow speeds, like I would think people would assume I’m totally smashed. I’ve considered trim tabs but that would do nothing for me on plane, since they wouldn’t even be in the water. I would plane faster with a hydrofoil, it still probably will be squirrely at low speeds but not for as long, once on plane.