Add on lifting strakes

**baja200merk** · 10-26-2017, 08:29 PM

i had the cabinet shop make wood blocks to stuff and extend the tunnels on one boat. All I did was silicone it on. Helped it air up but it hated more weight.

**RobF** · 10-27-2017, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Instigator

Unless you get advice from someone like Kevin did, I'd do temporary install first.

Bobby, if you get the strakes flexible enough you can duct tape them on to test.
Thats what I did and we did same on the kneel down race boats we were building in Houston, and same for lifting pads.

thats why trim board is good, its easy to cut, easy to shape, flexible, light, water proof, and you can adhere it to the hull easily.

**Da Bull** · 11-01-2017, 08:20 AM

All these idea`s sound great and I`ll get to doing it soon. I`ve watched several video`s of it running and there`s simply no transom lift. All kinds of bow lift but that's it. At 80mph I have about four foot of wet bottom. It don`t air out till over that. Tunnels are just so frikin wide and don`t squeeze much air. Also thinking about air flaps (afterplanes in boat lingo) on the back. I remember back several years ago Ruderiot on this site did some bottom mods to his Riot with much success.

DB

**Riverratt** · 11-01-2017, 01:56 PM

I had a similar issue with my Sleekcraft. You had to run it bow high for top speed and the ass drug. I always wondered if adding trim tabs at the top of the tunnels like a Stoker would help.

**XstreamVking** · 11-01-2017, 03:23 PM

With the problem you are describing, it might be a good time to add a small pencil roll to the trailing edges of the hulls before trying a drastic change like strakes. You have plenty of bow lift just need some lift at the stern which is what a small wedge would give. Tunnels are usually fastest when run flat. jm2cts