Spray Rails

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Has anyone fitted spray rails on a 25025XLD? It seems when running in choppy seas I get a lot of spray coming in the side windows if the wind is a beam. Would spray rails help?

 

[dcunniff]

I looked into speed rails years ago, did not do it but made some sense. Similar idea. Otherwise you have to manage the lean from the wind with trim tabs though nothing is perfect.

 

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It's not so much the lean, I do pretty well keeping her level with the tabs. It seems to be more when cutting waves or going through another boat's wake. The spray comes back to the pilot house. I guess it could be aerodynamic drag causing it. I notice my transom flag flies backwards (trailing edge forward) when at speed.