All I know is that it is really slow when you're dragging behind the boat. Our when you haven't added footstraps and you stuff it hard and dance to the front of the boat. Which sometimes plays out. Since your going forward, and are hanging onto the spin sheat it'll pull out. Sometimes...

When its getting windy I throw the wings on. Trapping off of them going upwind is sweet, downwind not so much. The wings do extend past the transom a couple of inches so I can really get my weight back that way. Somewhere in there it doesn't matter and it still sticks the bows more than I'd like. Hence the other thread about pulling the boards up. I'm learning, slowly, and I'm getting real good at righting the boat. I'm a bit in limbo about the wings. The extra weight is definatly noticeable in the lighter stuff. Dragging the extra weight around isn't a good thing no matter what, but I'm right at minimum weight and in any wind over 15 I have alot of trouble holding it down going to weather anyway, and the added leverage helps alot. I did sail it one day with out the chute, or the wings. Wow, very responsive when you ditch probably 50lbs of hardware!


Bob- How long is the F17? The FXone is 17', 2-5/8"