That was a test boat for special Teflon gears from Merc. I don't know how they faired. I will be do the same trip this year with Vic.

Thats a awsome boat!!!

Great pics!

Nice looking boat. Don't we have good tastes!! I sure wish I had those 502s though!

What's with the TAB layout?

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That is a good question. I won't talk to Vic till the ride, unless I what a new Formula.

" I will be sure to send you a CD from the trip as soon as our marketing department finished it. Stay in touch when it;s time for another Formula!!"
Vic Spellberg

Those are K-planes with Lathum bolt-on fins like the F-2 boats use. I assume they are to help in turning. Haven't run the boat enough yet to see if they help. This boat has a lot of trick stuff like Lathum throttle/shifters,color Gps,intercoms,kevlar layup,stuff they don't normally do.

Looks like Machine Marine shifters and throttles.........??

So what does putting the tabs at the "flat" angle do exactly?

I should have looked closer. The controls are Livorsi Billet Racing Series. The tabs are not K-planes,they are Lathum. Don't know about the reason for horizontal mounting,but some of the F-2 382 are that way.

The tabs are mounted horizontally so that they are always parallel with the water. The boat will be much more predictable at speed this way and will also turn more predictably. It will also let the boat recover more quickly from any "chine walking" at speed.

You will need to use more tab throw to affect bow down attitude than you would have to with the conventional tab placement, due to the fact that less of the tab is in contact with the water.

I wouldn't recommend this placement for most pleasure boaters, but I wouldn't have it any other way on a race boat. Our F-2 boat handled much better after we relocated the tabs, and the bulk of the other Formula F-2 boats followed suit shortly thereafter, and all liked the results.

Tom Caruso
Total Marine Racing
F2-32

LOL Thumper, That 292 would fly!!!