Hydrofoil for Tohatsu 9.8HP

[Gofishing]

Hi all,

I been thinking of fit a hydrofoil onto mine 10HP (9.8 According to Tohatsu) and looking at the SE Sport 200. I range BIAS and been told the hydrofoil doesnt do anything with such a small motor. Been searching online and saw on youtube 10HP fitted with hydrofoil and it look great...does anyone ever fit a hydrofoil in a small motor before? Appreciated all comments. its mine first tinnie...only 3.2M long...very small. It used to have a 5HP, I just upgrade to 10HP for the speed.

[CK]

What are you trying to achieve by fitting the foil?

[Gofishing]

Originally Posted by CK

What are you trying to achieve by fitting the foil?

I try to get faster plain and hopefully more speed...according to the hydrofoil advertisement.

[forsterfisho]

it might get out of the hole/on the plane marginally faster but I highly doubt it will increase speed. It may just infact do the opposite and decrease WOT speed due to extra drag.

Ive got one on my rig, but its a fair bit bigger and runs a 60hp motor which had porposing issues and a slow hole shot. The hydrofoil fixed both these issues but I did lose around 3-5kph depending on load and conditions.

Personally, unless you had some sort of ride issue I wouldn't bother installing one.

[Gofishing]

cheers mate...might save the money for another rod. Thanks

[leachy]

Hi Gofishing

I have been experimenting for the fun of it with a lot of different props and foils. The foil will make you boat sit flatter if you are below planning speed. If you get the motor height right the foil will not really slow you down, I used to have the tips of the Hydrofoil out of the water at WOT.

Regards
Leachy

[Gofishing]

Originally Posted by leachy

Hi Gofishing

I have been experimenting for the fun of it with a lot of different props and foils. The foil will make you boat sit flatter if you are below planning speed. If you get the motor height right the foil will not really slow you down, I used to have the tips of the Hydrofoil out of the water at WOT.

Regards
Leachy

Thanks mate...I also saw some youtube the same engine with the foil and it shown major improvement...I still thinking about it. it a $200 investment...that a new rod price. I will fit it in but at the moment everyone been telling me that it make no different.

[MattyA]

Why is it a $200 investment? On our old 10ft tinny with 8hp yammie, we used the cheapy BeeCF hydrofoils, only around $30 from memory and it made a world of difference. On our current fiberglass with a 70hp we run the LZ hydrofoils (only around $50) and they work brilliant.

You don't have to spend big bucks to see improvements.

[GTgeoff]

Originally Posted by MattyA

Why is it a $200 investment? On our old 10ft tinny with 8hp yammie, we used the cheapy BeeCF hydrofoils, only around $30 from memory and it made a world of difference. On our current fiberglass with a 70hp we run the LZ hydrofoils (only around $50) and they work brilliant.

You don't have to spend big bucks to see improvements.

+1 we have them on our 6hp and they are worth the coin.