Re: wings on your outboards????
If there were one manufacturer of outboards, at one hp.....and one style/make of boat all set up the same exact way without T&T you could say without a doubt "that product works, or does not work". But, with sooooo many variations of rigs and motors it's impossible. The foils may work wonders with some boats and work like crap with others. The only way to correct a problem is with trial and error. No doubt some of the same theories that work in avionics work in marine applications, due to lift and tilt by flow. Which is why some planes need large wings, and some need small wings. Some boats may need a little more cavitation plate, and some don't. Outboards are designed to run on a specific platform for that model, hp, and transom height. Then joe blow throws it something else and is unhappy with the performance, puts on some foils and the angels sing...runs like a champ. Someone else tries it on another rig and it runs worse because the motor needs less motor or lift. One thing though....Mercury says "use of Hydrofoils on some smaller v-bottom boats may cause the motor to dig in a turn, therefore ejecting the passangers".
If there were one manufacturer of outboards, at one hp.....and one style/make of boat all set up the same exact way without T&T you could say without a doubt "that product works, or does not work". But, with sooooo many variations of rigs and motors it's impossible. The foils may work wonders with some boats and work like crap with others. The only way to correct a problem is with trial and error. No doubt some of the same theories that work in avionics work in marine applications, due to lift and tilt by flow. Which is why some planes need large wings, and some need small wings. Some boats may need a little more cavitation plate, and some don't. Outboards are designed to run on a specific platform for that model, hp, and transom height. Then joe blow throws it something else and is unhappy with the performance, puts on some foils and the angels sing...runs like a champ. Someone else tries it on another rig and it runs worse because the motor needs less motor or lift. One thing though....Mercury says "use of Hydrofoils on some smaller v-bottom boats may cause the motor to dig in a turn, therefore ejecting the passangers".