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kraken
08-18-2009, 05:05 PM
Was wondering what the term "step lift" actualy refered to.
THEFERMANATOR
08-18-2009, 06:08 PM
It reffers to the lifting strakes on the hull bottom that help to provide more lift at slower speeds to improve handling and also help to reduce roll while on plane. WELLCRAFT called the steplifts since they were essentially steps for the boat to lift up on.
tsubaki
08-18-2009, 06:55 PM
What FERM said!
See the pictures, the lines on the bottom of the boat are the steps. Three on each side evident here.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/Picture017.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/P3160382.jpg
(Stinks boat)
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/stinkroll.jpg
randlemanboater
08-18-2009, 08:30 PM
Did you catch the guys who turned your boat over?
kraken
08-18-2009, 08:41 PM
thanks for the info. I never would have figured that out.
BigAl331
08-18-2009, 09:08 PM
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/P3160382.jpg


Not to get too far off topic but what's the drain on the above pic for?
tsubaki
08-19-2009, 04:19 AM
potty,



That was the inlet, this was the outlet.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/P3160381.jpg
tsubaki
08-19-2009, 04:42 PM
My Grandfather purchased the boat new with the toilet installed, my father had since removed it.
After 2 other owners since my father, I ended up with the boat and somewhat restored it and even plugged the thru hull fittings locations.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/P3160385.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/Picture004-2.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/Picture003-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/Picture002-2.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w159/tsubaki3/Picture005-1.jpg
bradford
08-22-2009, 10:19 AM
She's come a long way Tsubaki!
dbetterred
08-22-2009, 02:50 PM
So what is difference between our "steplifts" and normal lifting strakes on other boats? Or are the V20's strakes special just because they came out so early in boat development? I don't think there were very many boats in the sixties that used lifting strakes.
THEFERMANATOR
08-22-2009, 03:39 PM
So what is difference between our "steplifts" and normal lifting strakes on other boats? Or are the V20's strakes special just because they came out so early in boat development? I don't think there were very many boats in the sixties that used lifting strakes.

Lifting strakes are the same thing as the famous steps under the V-20. Hulls in the sixties didn't have them as the deep vee hull was just coming into the boat market at that time. Before that most hulls were pretty flat and din't need lifting strakes to get on plane as a flat hull planes easily by itself. Current hull development pivots around HUNT's famous deep vee design which spawned the variable dead rise hull of SEA CRAFT fame as well.