My attempt at planner boards...

[JJBat150]

Threw these together with stuff I had around the shop, only investment was the hi-visibilty paint that turned out to be a disappointment.

 

1 by 6 pine 24 inches long, combined ideas for a few different plans I found on the interwebs.

 

 

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[skinny420]

Hard to tell how they work till you try them but on my big boards the attachment is toward the front and top more. Just bring a drill and wrenches with ya in case you need to do some onsite adjustments. I'd bring them on a shakedown cruise and hook them up do tight turns in waves and see how the react. Once you get them tuned they should run good for a long time.

[HB2]

Did you apply white primer before the flouresent ? 

[JJBat150]

Did you apply white primer before the flouresent ? 

Grey primer. Think that's part of the problem. Also see that that hi-vis paint doesn't spray consistently, not sure if it's old paint, or just a bad product.

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[Traveling Circus]

17 hours ago, skinny420 said:

on my big boards the attachment is toward the front and top more. 

Mine as well.............. 

 

It's tough to tell from the photo, but the leading edge of both boards should be angled back, from top to bottom, and should be mitered so that water flowing past the leading edge of the board pushes the nose of the board away from the boat......... the leading edge almost looks "flat" in the photo.

 

the drawing below was cut and pasted from another thread on the board. Search "planer board plans" and that thread will be returned.... This design has pulled DD plugs and lead core on Erie for me for countless years........ with a minimal investment. Follow this design exactly and you won't be disappointed. Well, except for the paint...........

 

[TFB]

You must lay down a clean white before the fluorescent paint.