Trim tabs on V boat - absolutely !!

[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?

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by 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?

Not sure we understand each other......
If trying to squeeze out the maximum top speed - your tabs are up, and motor is trimmed up just to the point of losing grip. If the boat begins to porpoise ( bow going up and down) you'd trim the engine down just a touch.

Otherwise, the tabs just provide more adjustment to the ride - but primarily to keep the bow down in various degrees, so the most forward " cutting edge" of the hull cuts through the waves, keeping the boat from lifting up and pounding down through a chop.

Cost ? It's around $ 500 total as I recall for complete Bennett Trim Tab kit.