VARA® Plate Pontoon, tritoon, and power catamaran hydrofoil kits utilize this pitch control technology just by tapping your trim tilt switch. Easy to learn and easier to master. No other hydrofoil system offers this patent pending technology.
We put the VARA® Foil system on our electric tritoon. We initially missed the front to back center of gravity placement then dialed it in on 2nd run after a 15 min adjustment at the beach. The boat went from normal 31 mph ride to VARA® Foiling at 40 mph. It’s amazing how the VARA® Plate allows me to trim the pitch of the boat down or up as needed on the fly with a bump of the trim/tilt switch.
My wife and I purchased a VARA® Foil for our boat and installation took approximately 2 hrs. in the water, with PHA’s help. Both she and I were amazed on how this easy to install kit took our boat from 25mph to 35 mph max with the VARA® Foil installed. The Ferrari ride was much quieter, and rode thru the chop/waves easily. Extremely dry ride now and we think you should check this pontoon accessory out.
The VARA® Foil Pontoon Hydrofoil has changed our entire boating experience. A few trips with it now and seeing major improvements. Went from 21 to 30 mph with loaded boat. Unsure of top speed with just wife and I as she asked me to back off when we accelerated past 34mph. I believe to achieve max speed with just two people I will need a different prop but we usually are loaded down. I have 500rpm to reach max with loaded boat. I will update when I get to experiment. I could get almost 35 with right prop configuration based on current performance. I have a real time fuel usage Merc app. I'm using 2.5 gph less at WOT, that's doing 9 mph faster. If I cruise at 24 mph, still faster than previous top speed I go from 9 to 5.7gph, serious savings when making long runs up river. Also notice insane improvement on ride quality in rough water that's hard to explain without experiencing. Absolutely recommend to anyone looking to improve their pontoon experience.
After speaking with a pontoon friend about the benefits of his VARA® Foil, I ordered mine. My underpowered boat would max @ 19mph. We installed the unit ourselves on vertical wall toons.We reversed the angles to accommodate mounting, but after install we were up and running. Alone, I was able to hit 30mph pegging the rev limiter. It felt like a gliding, airborne, quiet ride. I was "walking the dog" with back of toons, motor and hydrofoil in the water. It was a wild feeling with complete control handling chop easier, and crossing power boat waves with a much higher drier ride. It made me desire more speed, so now I bought a 115hp and will write another testimonial after the testing and break-in period. Thanks Mike Cool Stuff