Are trims tabs worth it? - Page 2

spareparts · #11 04-23-2008, 03:53 PM

you can get the auto retract for Bennets also, right know, Bennetts customer service is hard to beat, have a pump faillure? Call them and send the old pump to them, they will send you a new one, no questons asked( wonder how long they will keep that up)

THEFERMANATOR · #12 04-23-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spareparts

you can get the auto retract for Bennets also, right know, Bennetts customer service is hard to beat, have a pump faillure? Call them and send the old pump to them, they will send you a new one, no questons asked( wonder how long they will keep that up)

The current BENNETT pump warranty is 5 years, and beyond that they will sell you a NEW pump for $185. Wish I would have known that last year when I put an INSTA-TRIM pump in for $200 because a BENNETT was over $300. I have LENCOS on the HYDRA I just got, and my PRO-LINE has TRIM MASTERS. The TRIM MASTERS are BENNETT knock-offs, but work pretty good.

steplift20 · #13 04-24-2008, 07:34 AM

you know something i would like to put them on too but i just cant get myself to drill into the hull below the water line
i just yell at my kids
hey move to the other side
they dont do anything while im drifting,
and i will be doing alot of that this year or at anchor of coures

BuilderFL · #14 04-24-2008, 05:34 PM

I've had the Bennett M120 sport tabs for over a year and they are fantastic. They are a must have is you're thinking of ever going with a bracket. Check www.rivermarinesupply.com for good pricing on trim tabs.

whatknot · #15 04-25-2008, 06:12 AM

Anyone used or heard anything?

spareparts · #16 04-25-2008, 06:27 AM

they haven't been out long, I've seen them on larger boats. Personally I don't think the will work as well as afterplane type(bennett, Lenco, etc) on smaller boats for planing off. While on plane, they seem to work very nice, and seem to better suited for attitude and leveling controll rather than planing performance. Knowng they are made by Volvo, they can't be cheap.

reelapeelin · #17 04-26-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BuilderFL

I've had the Bennett M120 sport tabs for over a year and they are fantastic. They are a must have is you're thinking of ever going with a bracket. Check www.rivermarinesupply.com for good pricing on trim tabs.

Wow!!...thanks for postin' River Marine...been holdin' off on tabs, but may go ahead now...

Thanks Builder

Pipe_Dream · #18 04-28-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Wow!!...thanks for postin' River Marine...been holdin' off on tabs, but may go ahead now...

Thanks Builder

That doesn't seem too bad a price. I'll have a pro install them for me, though.

Nice to "see" ya, Reel!

macojoe · #19 04-28-2008, 05:34 PM

$385 is what I paid also!! I installed myself, not hard at all!!!! And they will tell you what ever you need to know over the phone!!

THEFERMANATOR · #20 04-28-2008, 06:55 PM

Be cautious of who you have install them if you have somebody else do it. There is a thread over at THT regarding a dealership that boched the install of the tabs on a brand new boat. They installed one tab crooked, and put the actuators to low on the transom and his tabs are always 1 1/2"s down

.This isn't just poor workmanship, it can be downright DANGEROUS! It can create a situation where the boat will not turn, or will try to go through the waves and submarine.