Bravo 1 Speed Difference Between Painted or Natural Lower Foots
 

What do you think the speed difference would be on a Bravo 1 type foot ? Painted VS Natural ?

I know they say the natural as cast is faster but How much? 1 or 2 MPH say around 100MPH ???


Also I bet there no difference between the polished lower VS the Painted lower :eek:

What ya think

Rob :drink:

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Ttt :d

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I know you guys have opinions :eek:

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Yes, I have an "Opinion".

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strip i was just thinking about this today myself.i read that natural lowers are 1 to 2 mph faster. i assume its from lack of surface tension from a rough surface. i was also thinking that a polished lower would also be slower than a natural (media or sand blasted finish) i just finished sanding the paint of my #3 lowers today, if i pick up a 1/2 mph it was worth the few hours it took. im gona buy a little hand sand blaster in the am and blast them for that even sand blasted look. all the 3s,5s, and 6s i see all have the natural lowers yet i never see natural bravo or xr lowers, was is that? i would think any drive would slip through the water better with less surface tension.

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foots? :D

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Dock About gas prices ? :drink:



Rat like some race boats they epoxy the running surface at the rear and sand it with 600/800.When Bk was at Fountain he told me they use to wet sand the race boats with 600 ,made them faster.


I wonder if there is a differance between a shiny painted lower(like all Merc Bravos) and a polished lower????

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Hey Strip,
I'll see BK at work today and I'll ask him about that sanding the boats with 600. He's got a 1000 stories! :D

John S.

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John
He had a good story about the bottom speed coat stuff too :D

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I have run polished, painted and natural lowers on my boat and found no difference in speed. The biggest factor for me was the manufacture of the lower. I have run stock Bravos, nosecones on Bravos, Imcos and B-maxs. Imcos were the fastest, nosecones 2nd, B-maxs, and the stock bravos.