Hydraulic trim tabs

[macojoe]

http://www.fishfinder-store.com/fcv-600l.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Furuno-FCV-6...item2a2266e751

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/boa/3215112422.html

http://www.boatersworld.com/bm/bests...316341551.html

[jasoncooperpcola]

So i should get it MJ? Thanks for all the links. That took some time.

[macojoe]

If it works looks like a good price!

[jasoncooperpcola]

My biggest problem is I dont think I will have the money to get it. I am getting the tabs on tips saved from delivering pizza.

[smokeonthewater]

my .02 is:
The furuno looks like a decent unit BUT IMHO a high zoot finder is not much better than a cheapo AND more importantly, if you shop around while delivering those pizza's FASTER and collecting more tips, you can find a combination gps plotter/sonar for close to the same money.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

Electric over hydraulic describes the Bennett Tabs. The switch on the dash operates the electric motor which turns a pump that sends hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinder mounted at the transom.

Lenco's are pure electro mechanical. I have never seen any hydraulic Lenco's. They have a nylon threaded bolt and nut arrangement inside that gives the electric motor a mechanical advantage.

For $200, you can't buy either one new. It is your call. Either will work, both are well supported by the manufacturer. Bennett is prolly the best but harder to install due to the pump placement.

If I can / did it............anyone can !

[jasoncooperpcola]

Got em. I hope I got enough measurements for the install. The only thing i could not get was the electrical harness. It was taped up with the rest of the electrical, console to stern. Boat owner said it was ok to cut the ends so that is what I did. Look like 8/10 x12 tabs. And they work good. They are parting the boat out due to what looks like delamination on the first step from the keel on the starboard side.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Measured and the tabs are 8x12. One of them is a little slower than the other, air in the lines? I wont be mounting them until after the bracket and painting. I was thinking about drilling oversize holes and then filling them with thickened epoxy. Then redrill the epoxy for the screw? Or should I just drill the hole fill it with epoxy then drive the screw into wet epoxy? Either way I will be going into a fresh transom and I want all my work to last as long as possible.

Also what is the distance from the top of the hinge to the bottom of the hull?

[macojoe]

If they were parting the boat out I would have taken the wires!

Go to the Bennett web site they have install instructions there.

http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com/pdf/i...structions.pdf

wires

http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com/pdf/i...structions.pdf

[jasoncooperpcola]

MJ they were wrapped up with the big Merc harness. No cutting on that. Although i did need that harness too