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XRIII Hydrofoils
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XRIII Hydrofoils
The StingRay Performance System is designed to get your boat on plane faster, eliminate chinewalking and porpoising, and improve stability and fuel efficiency. The system is based on the Hydrofoil Stabilizer, now made with SPEED-XP™, an extreme performance hydrophilic material that increases the speed that can be achieved over previous models. SPEED-XP™ binds a thin layer of water to the foil, dramatically reducing hydrodynamic drag and improving overall performance. Unlike simple curved or flat planing aids, the StingRay actually creates lift, improving cornering ability. The StingRay’s ability to get on plane more quickly not only benefits waterskiers, powerboat racers and others looking for quicker acceleration, it also improves safety by keeping the bow down and improving your field of vision. StingRay is easy to install and includes all necessary hardware; the XRIII features no-drill installation.
- Put your boat on plane faster, eliminate chinewalking and porpoising and improve stability
- Reduce hydrodynamic drag and improve fuel efficiency and overall performance
- Easy installation, hardware included
- StingRay Jr. is for smaller engines (from 1 1/2–40hp)
- StingRay Torque Equalizers minimize steering torque, improving boat control
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- Poor design (4)
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Pros
- Looks nice
Cons
- Broke after first time
- Does not fit securely
- Poor Design
Best Uses
- Small Boats
Comments about Stingray Hydrofoils XRIII Hydrofoils:
I bought this hyfrofoil to replace my old one. The bottom plate cracked after the first time out. Creates water spray.
Pros
- Handles waves better
- Nose down when taking off
- Nose down while planing
Cons
- Bolt on would be better
- Fell off on 4th trip
- Loss of ~ 5 mph top speed
- Lost speed caps first day
- Poor Design
- Took paint off cav plate
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Comments about Stingray Hydrofoils XRIII Hydrofoils:
worked good, but installation was poor. lost speed caps on my first trip. The entire plate fell off on my 4th trip. Liked the bolt Sport SE 300 mount better; and cheaper.
Pros
- Good Performance
- Reliable
Cons
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Comments about Stingray Hydrofoils XRIII Hydrofoils:
I installed this on my Bayliner 175 with a MerCruiser 170hp engine. Before I installed it, my small, light boat took forever to get up on plane and bounced in all types of water.
I tested it on a windy lake with some chop and the boat handled 100% better with very little bounce, even over large wakes and chop. The turns are better than before and I look forward to better towing ability.
Pros
- Good Performance
- Grabs prop thrust
- Lifts transom while runni
- Low rpm on plane
- Seems to plane quickly
Cons
- Afraid of losing it
- Creates some drag
- Creates spray
- Decal fell off
- Expensive
- Fit not so great
- Interferes with anoode
- Poor Design
- Speedcap fell off
Best Uses
- Small Boats
Comments about Stingray Hydrofoils XRIII Hydrofoils:
Enough Said
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- Poor Design
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Comments about Stingray Hydrofoils XRIII Hydrofoils:
installed on mercury 115 EFI 4 stroke.
fitting over engine vent plate for this particular engine is poor, does not fit securely and does not insert fully without trimming torque fin hole on stingray foil. forget fixing with torque fin assembly, it does not hold safely and recess on hydrofoil does not match properly.
ended up sliding foil over vent plate with torque tab in original position and drilling 2 holes to secure foil to engine.
bolts provided with foil don't fit well on foil bolt hole and plastic caps don't fit over installed bolt/nut.
bolts/nuts did not come with washers.
foil decal came unglued ( poor quality control )
foil leading edge under vent plate is square with poor hydrodynamic.
after all performance is satisfactory but design is very poor. not recommended, will probably end up making my own fins out of aluminium plate
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