Attwood hydrofoil satbilizers, do harm?

[retiredfornow]

Will they break the anticavitation plate??
I have a '88 Evin, 60hp, that came with the 2 piece Attwood foils. I'm new to boating, since March, and a fishing buddy told me that I should have a one piece foil, like the aluminum whale tail, and that the 2 piece plastic/rubber ones will break the plate they're bolted to.
Has anyone ever heard of this?

 

[dockwrecker]

Re: Attwood hydrofoil satbilizers, do harm?

Search the hydrofoil threads. This question comes up every two weeks. Many like myself are passionate hydrofoil haters but there's a few here that run smaller outboards that like them. They just haven't stepped into the light yet...

 

[JimS123]

Re: Attwood hydrofoil satbilizers, do harm?

Urban legend. They have been on the market for 35 years. Consumers rapidly weed out inferior products and bad companies go out of business in a hurry.

 

[retiredfornow]

Re: Attwood hydrofoil satbilizers, do harm?

Thanks, did the search, and a lot of info out there.

 

[5150abf]

Re: Attwood hydrofoil satbilizers, do harm?

I am an avid foiler adn have run one for 8 years I would rather have a 1 peice if given my choice but it has been on the boat for how long and not broken so I think you are okay.

I run a 1 peiace aluminum one that I made myself.