What determines which way to mount trim tabs ( straight or angled )
My hull is 27 ft 25deg V with strakes all the way to the back and single big block/bravo,
it had K-Planes once but somewhere along the way they were removed . It rides awesome and cuts waves like butter but wants to chine walk when I am approaching 70mph. I plan on getting 24-28" tabs and wondering what are advantages to both ways of mounting tabs. Thanks! Running attitude at around 55mph with very little trim: http://damncarrera.com/SS8Msig.JPG |
This has been discussed on there several times over the years. Do a search and you will find some good info.
|
It all depends how many beers you've had. :coolcowboy:
|
Originally Posted by PhantomChaos
(Post 3265933)
It all depends how many beers you've had. :coolcowboy:
|
Cool, I will do the search and see what I find..
I just hate using the search feature on here because it wont let you do a search for a phrase such as "trim tab" no matter how you put it , it still searches for individual words giving you far more results than you want. |
My 2 cents is that the majority of boats I have seen with them "straight" had notched transoms, and pad bottoms. Although, I have seen notched transom boats with them "angled" too. I personally have not seen any deep vee straight transom boats with them mounted straight. Good luck with your search.
|
Mount them straight.....
Mounting them angled does nothing to stop your chine walking and the tabs act more like brakes than leveling devices. T2x |
That looks like a lot of bow lift for light trim at 55 MPH. Were you porposing at this trim level?
|
I had that issue once. I put 380 K-Planes on angled. They were huge for the boat, but nailed the chine walk -- gone. Tapped them down until they just kissed, but no more! Any more than that and the bow steered the boat. After I got it right, I put sleeves on the trim cylinder rods so I could not under tab. Felt like the boat got 3 feet longer.
|
Originally Posted by T2x
(Post 3266329)
Mount them straight.....
Mounting them angled does nothing to stop your chine walking and the tabs act more like brakes than leveling devices. T2x |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:09 PM. |
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.