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Bennetts Vs Kiekhaefer tabs...
Originally Posted by articfriends
(Post 3689982)
There is where the difference in your opinion and your experiences will be drastically different than this 29O/L, I too have twin ram bennets and mine I have even modified by making relacement tabs from stainless that are 22" long. Even with mine legthened I can only feel them making boat handle slightly different, it does drag my boat when they are buried BUT I could drive there and boat wouldn't trip on a wave or anything real crazy. On the other hand I have driven a boat about the size of mine with the giant race ones, holy SHIIT, with them buried it felt like the boat was going to bury the bow and go under water and if they weren't even it was dangerous to drive , my guess would be they put some pretty big tabs on that boat to make it act longer/run stable and it is critical to have the tabs in the right position, Smitty
I exploded a ram on the single Bennetts, upgraded to dual ram sport Tabs and exploded one of them (both while running in conditions way beyond their design limitations) and now to the Kiekhaefers. I liked and was used to the action/reaction of the Bennetts way better. I could bury them and keep the boat on plane at 20 MPH's (30 MPH min planing speed w/o) in wicked conditions and run some down tab, up trim and the fly the boat through chop on the motors/tabs at speed. Large fun. The Kiekhaefers are actually too big for this small of boat (24') and they're way fast. Keep in mind the Bennetts run off a single, tiny pump for both tabs where the Kiekhaefers have an individual pump (trim pump from a freagin I/O!) for each one. Mine are so fast in my boat that if you just tap the button they free wheel past the happy spot almost every time. I know people that won't even use their tabs because they're scared of them. Hold the button until the boats where you want it and it's too late. |
Originally Posted by Sbarberdds
(Post 3690131)
Why do u guys keep talking about tabs. The driver and the police reports say it was a wave that caused roll.
"Everone is fine. I am sure this post will have many storys, but only one tru story. Indicator on tab did not show proper display (new L.E.D. type) Doesnt take much to go over with a fast single engine boat." |
Originally Posted by Twin O/B Sonic
(Post 3690132)
Huge difference.
Mine are so fast in my boat that if you just tap the button they free wheel past the happy spot almost every time. I know people that won't even use their tabs because they're scared of them. Hold the button until the boats where you want it and it's too late. Upgraded to billet 24's on a fast single Checkmate, big difference ( and no more blowing the clamped-on oil lines off the dual instatrim rams at 90+ ) but tab adjustments needed to be made with care and in small increments, letting the boat's attitude adjust after each small bump of the switches. |
Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 3689563)
My boat is only 22' 6" and only runs low 80s but I have never needed tab indicators. You drop the tabs only as needed and know where they are by the feel of the boat. It takes time to learn but there are boats like mine running over 90 mph with no tab indicators and these are driver's boat that require a lot of input via constant small changes in tab and trim when driving fast. Mine has been running on the Great Lakes for 7 years now and I have hit my fair share of rogue waves and freighter wakes and not flipped the boat. If these were test drivers pushing it to the limit in turns then I understand how it could happen but if a new design has already overturned at moderate speed then maybe they need to find out why before more of them end up in the hands of inexperienced boaters. JMO and excuse me for telling it like it is.
OL makes a good product, they will get that tab issue rectified. |
Originally Posted by Indy
(Post 3689566)
Gimme a break will ya? WTF do you know?
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Originally Posted by Sbarberdds
(Post 3690131)
Why do u guys keep talking about tabs. The driver and the police reports say it was a wave that caused roll.
It sounds to me like these guys were maybe just pushing the boat to it's "Outer" limits to see at what point it would spin or get ugly and they found that point! I hope that's what it was. |
Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 3689945)
Dual ram Bennetts.
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Originally Posted by hotjava66
(Post 3690127)
Just guessing but if the indicator was bad, and the tab was not in the position he expected I can see where you could be surprised. And it makes more sense if they were not running hard, because at speed you would definately feel the tab being off. I can't comment on this or any other boat, but I would never drive mine without working indicators. On my boat a small tab change makes a big difference, only need to tap the buttons to make normal adjustments.
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Originally Posted by Smarty
(Post 3690329)
He is right, I know that.
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Originally Posted by Indy
(Post 3690373)
Right about what? The fact that they need to find out what happened and rectify it? Umm...of course, not sure of your point.
You further wrote in post #78 "Oh...thank goodness...I guess that slams the door shut on the OL29, thanks for saving the poor suckers that were going to purchase this machine." Thirdchild was right in regards to his post that stated, "if a new design has already overturned at moderate speed then maybe they need to find out why before more of them end up in the hands of inexperienced boaters. JMO and excuse me for telling it like it is." You disagreed with this statement in your posts in #76 and #78. I find thirdchild's statement to be accurate. I hope that clarifies any misunderstanding. I am not attacking you. |
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