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Old 07-30-2016, 05:23 AM   #68
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Question What Do Pontoon "Lifting Strakes" Look Like?

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Originally Posted by marcucci View Post
I agree. I did a lot of research since my post, trying to understand the physics involved better and all the various scenarios, and I came to the same conclusion. While in some situations they would help and in others they would hinder. I decided after a fairly long test drive Saturday to buy the boat even though it didn't have strakes. Time will tell if it was the right decision.
Not knowing what "pontoon strakes" would look like, a Google search turned up this very clear view:



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http://club.benningtonmarine.com/ind...fting-strakes/


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