THOSE WINGS.

[reelapeelin]

They look gay, but seem to work... ::) ...

Atwood builds one that angles up from the cavitation plate so that when the boat is on plane it is dry, I have put them on a few boats with good results, never on a V though.....yet.

[Hammerhead]

I hava StingRay dealio I bought from either Boaters world or West Marine. I used it on the V-20 for awhile but, found the outdrive will trim up and run faster w/o the thing. plus backing down it's a PIA. I finally switched it over to my 16' Bonita/ 90 Yam'.

[phester]

I had a 16' Slickcraft w/a 85 Rude and always thought it went pretty good. I put on a "dolefin" and found it came out of the hole better and it made the boat ride a little higher out of the water, thus , a little more top end. The dolefin was like the wings of a bird, they mounted perpendicular on the cavitation plate. There is another style that looks like one large fat fin that extends out and over the prop. That style claims better lift at the stern and keeps the prop in a tight "water column" for better prop performance. Seems like it may be a better design if you have trim attitude issues. Anybody have any experience with the second "wing" mentioned?

[Mac_Attack]

And I thought we had another Red Wing fan! Go Wings!! Billy Mac ;D

Not much to contribute other than I think that they look seriously gay. They may work great but just can't stand the look of them.

[Blue_Runner]

It was a must have on the old 17' Thunderbird. Eliminates "bouncy bow" syndrome. I have not BBS on the V so no gay wings necessary.

;D 8) ;)

[parishht]

If your talking about these wings:



Yes I still have them on and no they are not gay.
It made a big difference in getting on plane
and the handling around corners seams to be a little tighter.

So yes I like them.

[willy]

Had them on my 1820 Robalo CC, they do help getting up on plane if you are not happy with what you got. If you are stern heavy they will hamper you in drifting especially if thru rips or swells or heavy boat traffic. They will cause your stern to react slow to the rising and falling water dragging those flat wings thru it. This can cause problems like I said for heavy stern boats getting splashed by wakes and waves in the back as the a@@ is rising slower than the water level and the next wave can come into the boat more.

[frayed_knot]

I've hear of cavitation plates cracking because of them, but I have no first hand knowledge of that. I don't need one, my boat doesn't porpoise and gets up on plane plenty fast.