I had a 16' K&C with a 115
I have one but it's on inboard leg. It will get you up faster on plane. It also will push your bow down when at speed. It also does this when your not on plane as well. I know several that have them and I would recommend them. Also a big difference you will notice is turning on plane. Your stern won't slip out when making turns... as far a stress it's going onto ductile aluminum on only 4 points. The fins flex also so don't worry about stress. The caviation plate on leg is beefy enough and never heard any issues with them. Only thing don't like is it a great thing for seaweed and kelp to grab on.i have a 14 ft life timer skiff, i have a yamaha f25, i have the motor on the second to last adjustment hole for trim . do out board fins work to get the boat on a plane? should i consider weight in the bow?
any ideas?
Before u do anything look closely at lower skeg..I bet u its bent. I had same problem on my 16 double eagle ot would lean to one side. I found it had struck bottom before I got at and had a bend on it. So it would always lean. Once a straightened it was fixed.Hi Spring V....I have a secondary boat that I bought this summer. It's a 17' glasscraft with an older Johnson 70HP seahorse on it. It came with fins but they weren't on the motor....someone had taken them off for whatever reason. When I'm by myself on plane the boat leans to one side as I'm the only one in the boat. Would the fins help keep the boat from tilting to one side a little less.
agreed will not fix a leaning problemNo, they don't, Trim tabs would.
Or you can simply balance the load by putting your fuel tanks, lead battery;s etc
on the opposite side of the boat.
I am having to disagree with Spring Velocity, and r.s craven, my boat had a leaning problem, with the fins, it eliminated 90% of it. Especially when In the higher trim ranges.
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... fin would help provide a little extra support on the leaning side