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Trim tabs?
Yes or no? Mechanical or hydraulic? Or self adjusting? Are they really worth the money on an outboard or IO setup?
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07-23-2014, 11:17 PM
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Hydraulic or Electric.. I prefer the hydraulic. Bennett makes a really good one. Insta-trim are less money, and seem to be good quality also. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trks...at=0&_from=R40 They are worth the money
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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07-24-2014, 07:19 AM
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Made a huge difference on my ride. I went with lencos. Love em to death!!
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- The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but obtainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. Lucky Jack - .......The Surprise is not old; no one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine seaboat: weatherly, stiff and fast, very fast, if she's well handled. No, she's not old; she's in her prime. 85' Wellcraft 20 Fisherman "Guale Girl" 1979 Alumnacraft 14 - STILL got holes in it 2006 WS Tarpon160f - "Mudd Butt"
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07-24-2014, 02:54 PM
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-Steve "Oar Chasm!" 1977 Wellcraft V20 Step OB cuddy. 1971 1350 Merc "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester
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07-24-2014, 04:37 PM
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I have Lencos on my boat. Different hull but I don't want a boat without tabs.
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1999 Wellcraft 22WA-200 Ocean Runner 1982 Grady White Tarpon 190-110 Evinrude-Sold 1996 Striper 2100WA-RIP Sandy 1989 Wellcraft 18-Sport-125 Force-sold
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07-24-2014, 08:18 PM
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i've been told trim tabs are like 4wd, if you ever have them, you will never go without them.
i have had my boat 20 years and still have not made the leap. i'm too scared to drill that many holes in my transom
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07-24-2014, 10:09 PM
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-Steve "Oar Chasm!" 1977 Wellcraft V20 Step OB cuddy. 1971 1350 Merc "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester
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07-24-2014, 10:10 PM
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-Steve "Oar Chasm!" 1977 Wellcraft V20 Step OB cuddy. 1971 1350 Merc "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester
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07-24-2014, 10:15 PM
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What do I really gain though? I mean over engine trim? Is it yaw, pitch or roll?
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-Steve "Oar Chasm!" 1977 Wellcraft V20 Step OB cuddy. 1971 1350 Merc "Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk." - Sir Francis Chichester
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07-24-2014, 11:33 PM
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You're in some heavy seas, and your bow is porpoising thru waves coming at you from your starboard fore-quarter. You push a button and force your bow a little deeper into the waves, add a little port-side trim and now your ride is smooth and stable as you cut through the waves instead of going up and over them.. They simply give you better control over your boat's port and starboard and fore and aft trim. Much more than your engine trim does. No, they are not a necessity. Yes, they are well worth the cost.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God) Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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