What exactly is a step lift anyway?

[kraken]

Was wondering what the term "step lift" actualy refered to.

[THEFERMANATOR]

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]

What FERM said!
See the pictures, the lines on the bottom of the boat are the steps. Three on each side evident here.


(Stinks boat)

[randlemanboater]

Did you catch the guys who turned your boat over?

[kraken]

thanks for the info. I never would have figured that out.

[BigAl331]

Originally Posted by tsubaki

Not to get too far off topic but what's the drain on the above pic for?

[tsubaki]

potty,



That was the inlet, this was the outlet.

[tsubaki]

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.

[bradford]

She's come a long way Tsubaki!

[dbetterred]

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.