Check out these reverse strakes

[hiliner222]

1966 Chris Craft Sportsman Seaskiff 18' fiberglass, thought i'd share these neat reverse strakes on this puppy. Bottom is 3/4" glass. she's wide / stable but not much of a deep V. Had a v-6 155 Buick w/OMC stringer drive in it and did 44MPH

[Wildman]

Hey hiliner, less posting more grinding!

[hiliner222]

Originally Posted by Wildman

Hey hiliner, less posting more grinding!

HaHa, You got that right! Still spinning the wheels, waiting for the arrival of the 20 Seafari, shhhhh. Then i can get spinning the grinder instead of the brain. Potter that is!

[FlyingTime]

That style of strake is much more effective for it's size than having a flat. Directs the water down rather than out providing more lift and a drier ride...

[hiliner222]

I never drove this boat but with a 155 v-6 buick engine and it did 44MPH, I figured these strakes helped. It's farely heavy and really wide. The hull bottom is 3/4" thick glass.

[BigLew]

Anyone besides me not seeing the posted pictures? What have I got set wrong with this computer?

[WildBill]

Can't see em in Ocala either Big Lew.

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by FlyingTime

That style of strake is much more effective for it's size than having a flat. Directs the water down rather than out providing more lift and a drier ride...

More lift = more drag, so it might be drier but it won't be as fast as a VDH for the same power and weight. Just like on airplanes, the more you deflect a fluid, the more lift you'll get, but you'll also get more drag along with it, unless you can do something clever to improve the L/D ratio. Moesly's idea with the VDH was to improve L/D by deflecting the water from the keel to the chine as gradually as possible, while also introducing a boundary layer of air to reduce drag. His testing proved that it worked, producing a hull that was about 10% faster for the same power and weight as a conventional constant deadrise hull with flat strakes!

[hiliner222]

This boat doesn't have much of a V at all. It's pretty flat with like a 6" skeg. Thought these strakes were kinda different you dont see often. Not sure why you guys cant see the pics. I attached them the only way i knew how.

[BigLew]

Now I'm really interested in seeing what everyone is talking about. Any chance you can post a link to them? Not a BIG deal, just curious.