Trim tabs on V boat - absolutely !!

[bgreene]

I was " digging through the chop" on the ocean yesterday, bow down and throttle up between 4,000- 4,5000 rpm.

Engine trimmed all the way down - slicing and cutting through the waves that were mostly 2'- 3' with a couple of bigger sets every minute or so.

Could feel the boat torqueing through........... getting lousy fuel economy for sure, but those tabs kept it from pounding and slamming. That's the whole purpose of the tabs.

[csvencer]

Kracker-
Just PM'd you. There is a set in Portsmouth.

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/2990338423.html

-Svence

[Kracker Jack]

Originally Posted by csvencer

Kracker-
Just PM'd you. There is a set in Portsmouth.

http://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/2990338423.html

-Svence

I was just getting on this thread to announce I found Bennett 8x12 trim tabs on craigslist for 150 bucks. I'm picking them up tomorrow night!!! Thanks for the heads up. I talked to him like an hour ago.

[Redneck]

I may have missed them but were are the pictures? I want to see your placement of them.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by bgreene

I was " digging through the chop" on the ocean yesterday, bow down and throttle up between 4,000- 4,5000 rpm.

Engine trimmed all the way down - slicing and cutting through the waves that were mostly 2'- 3' with a couple of bigger sets every minute or so.

Could feel the boat torqueing through........... getting lousy fuel economy for sure, but those tabs kept it from pounding and slamming. That's the whole purpose of the tabs.

That sharp entry doin' it's job...

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

That sharp entry doin' it's job...

Pounding through a chop is bad for boat - bad for people in the boat.
I just won't run a boat that way.

[Destroyer]

MINE!!!!!!!

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/boa/2987401748.html

Picked them up this afternoon.

[bgreene]

And there it is........... another practitioner of the " bow down " method of boating.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by barnegatV20

Usually, I keep it planted, but I installed mine so the aft end of the tab retracts 3/8-1/2" above the bottom of the hull. Sometimes it's nice to trim everything all the way up and fly with 3 feet of hull in the water

Yup, that's the way to do it.

[fishingwithblue]

Well I'm confused BGREENE, trim it up and skip it or trim it down and let the V20 eat???

Anyway, if I was to go and get new tabs installed and ready to go, what would it cost?