trim tab question

#1 06-12-2007, 09:20 PM

any body here runnin those insta tabs? i gotta set of bennet trim tabs that i was gonna install but i need a new pump. it cost about the same (used) as a set of insta tabs. wondering how they compare.

THEFERMANATOR · #2 06-12-2007, 09:22 PM

I recently installed an INSTA-TRIM pump on the SEARAY project I did. It works very well with the BENNETT tabs. HARLEEROD on Ebay has new pumps for $179 with shipping included.

On edit: just keep in mind the INSTA-TRIM pump is MUCH taller than a BENNETT pump.
Here's the INSTA-TRIM pump in the SEARAY with BENNETT tabs.

spareparts · #3 06-12-2007, 11:08 PM

call bennet, they have been replacing bad pumps regardless of age or condition, been doing it for a while, don't know when there' going to stop, cehck on THT for soem guy named TabMan or something like that

#4 06-13-2007, 12:26 AM

appreciate the tips guys. unfortunately i have no pump to repair. i salvaged the tabs from a katrina boat that an angry track hoe operator destroyed when he was told he was fired for looting. i gave the yard dog 50 bucks and he said take what you can. i left with a 120 gallon aliminum gas tank, stainless marine bracket with platforms, 2 big surflo pumps, and trim tabs minus the pump and switch. the entire console (bout a 30' contender cc) was gone. so pump and switch didnt make it. i just wondering if the insta tabs are anywhere near the performance. tx

THEFERMANATOR · #5 06-13-2007, 12:43 AM

If you have the tabs and rams from a BENNETT system, I would just get an INSTA-TRIM pump.

macojoe · #6 06-13-2007, 01:36 AM

Man I wish I could have luged away some stuff from that storm!

My buddy got a nice computer that was just sittingm on the sidfe of the road, it is a gaming machine and is very powerful!!

Also got some other stuff, I would have been grabing everything! ;)

macojoe · #7 06-13-2007, 01:36 AM

Were are you twisted??

macojoe · #8 06-13-2007, 01:41 AM

I see from another post that you are in Gulfport, I have a buddy in Gulfport!
One of the only house that had no damage! Just one board that held the Satalite dish fell off.

#9 06-13-2007, 01:55 AM

ur friend a lucky man. they were using the cow field up the road to store some boats and when they cleared the field they left that boat. so i talked to the guy who owns the field. he didnt realy want the 50 bucks but i insisted on giving him something. he told me about the track hoe operator getting fired for digging thrue the rubble.

i was lucky too. of all the fallen trees only 1 landed on my house. ur friend was lucky he didnt get shot! military orders were shoot to kill and leave 'em where they lay. no paperwork!

#10 06-21-2007, 08:58 PM

Are trim tabs really worth it on a V20? The best $50 I ever spent on mine was a Stingray brand fin that mounts just above the prop. I dont know why the boat factorys dont just install them. Its such a huge improvement. accelerates better, turns better, and planes at low speeds. you got a new boat after you put one on and you give up nothing in return. Drill 4 holes tighten 4 bolts and shazam...