Hydrofoil Stabilizer for Outboard Motors ?

[yamahaguy]

I have a stabilizer on each of my Yamaha F115 outboards. I am wondering if they are worth it / make a difference or if I should remove them? I have noticed that they are slightly bowed from age/ sun exposure. Prob only a couple degrees bowed. Would this effect them negatively or are they not that sensitive / precise ?

 

[saltchuckmatt]

There supposed to make your boat plane better but I think the plastic ones are junk. I think they make aluminum ones and I believe they may work.

Having two engines is your boat a dog out of the hole?

 

[Scott Danforth]

They do empty your wallet of cash

 

[73 Dolphin]

Take them off. Run the boat. Then decide.

 

[99yam40]

my little 16ft Xpress came with one on the 40, I took it off and could not stop the boat from proposing unless I put a bunch of weight up front.
transom wedges would be needed to get my motor to kick in far enough to stop it without the stingray foil

 

[airshot]

They have their place, only way to know for sure is to run with and without and see the difference. Often used as a quick fix to other issues, but sometimes necessary for best performance....easy enough to make a test and find out !!

 

[stresspoint]

my Maxum bow rider with a 4.3 Mercruiser jumps on a plane quicker with one on , with it removed i get less of the deep V wander , i chose to leave it off since i use the boat in low speed zones.

take it off and decide what is best for your needs. maybe try some different brands.

i put one on a hotted up Yamaha F100 i had on a 15 foot boat and it actually made the boat drivable .