20 foot two logger with 75 opti. Strikes?

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Themacdadt
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20 foot two logger with 75 opti. Strikes?

#1 Post by Themacdadt » Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:26 pm

Wondering if anybody has this similar setup with strakes? Or any other upgrades? Or is a 75 hp to small to have lifting strakes?
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Re: 20 foot two logger with 75 opti. Strikes?

#2 Post by RcgTexas » Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:17 pm

With a very light load you might see some improvement. With my old boat and just me and my son in it , it would lift just on the pontoons with no strakes. It had a 70 four stroke.
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Re: 20 foot two logger with 75 opti. Strikes?

#3 Post by GXPWeasel » Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:08 am

I'll second that... I think 75hp just isn't enough with a load of more than maybe 2 people, to actually get the toon up on the strakes.
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