24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I am looking for trim tabs for my 272 Baja and wonder if I should go for 17" or the longer 24" tabs from Eddiemarine.
I often boat in rough waters and my theory is the longer the better, price is the same anyway.
Are there any negative side effects I have to be aware of if I go the 24" route?
Thanky for your ideas and experiences.
Andy

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I would go with the longer tabs. I have a set of DanaMarine HP1000's on my 259 Convincor. They work perfect. Just make sure that when they are fully raised up, they are angled above the bottom. You dont want them dragging in the water when you have them up. Make sure you get good mechanical indicators as well.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I have 280 K-planes on a '24 boat. They work great.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I had the bigg tabs on my 22 Velocity, they worked great. Just make sure that they dont drag. They are like BIG speedbrakes.

Andy

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

The bigger, the better control :)
Nordic 28 Heat & Dana Marine 1000's 24" long
and 30" lower plates for Poker Run's etc :D

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I built these 19"-22" (they are tapered) long ones for my 90 plus mph baja 272,they are better than the stock bennets but I'd try even longer if I was doing it again. I can ram them all the way down and you can feel the boat slow down but it doesn't feel like its going to stuff or anything,Smitty

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

Call if I can help with advice or pricing.

I've seen everything from 14" to 28" on a 27. Most of out customers opt for a 22 to 24' tab on this size boat. Basically a 280 K-Plane size.

Fred
Trick Marine
866 921 4553
www.trickmarine.net

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

The 272 Baja is a 25' boat. With stock power, I do not think a +20" Tab would be the way to go... I'd stay in the 19-20" range if I was you... I would be afraid of drag and speed loss... :eek: My 2 cents

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

In Europe we don't have big lakes with flat water... :mad:

On flat water, small tabs like benett's are good

Poker runs etc take place in the open sea or river with very rough water conditions... 4 to 8 foot chops and long waves are very common so big tabs are really needed

K-planes 280 S with 19,25 " length are fine but the bigger the better ...

21 ft ski (racing) boats are running with 50" trim tabs and water tanks up to 100 gallon in front of the boats trying to keep the boat in the water... my 02 cents

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

Thanks everybody, good info, this board rocks!
I am concerned myself that the 24s act as a speed brake....depends on how high they can be lifted in the full up position. I know the Merc k-Planes can be pulled up and away from the water even on a boat with a nose-up attitude....but I dont know about the EMIs or the Danas....I dont want to loose speed, not a single mile because I cant afford it :-) (boat runs only 70)

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

Call Fred at "Trick" Marine...He sells really nice tabs at a price thats hard to beat. I would go with a 280 size

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

That's the way my k-planes are. In the full up position they have no effect at all. It would't matter how long they were, they would still be angled up. I think the 24" tabs would be fine.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

You can do another demo run on my boat next German Poker Run...All the way trimmed up...NOT 1 sigle mph loss with 30" lower plates !! I'll wait for you at the finish :) :)

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I would go with the 24". I had the short ones on my 28' Checkmate and always wished that I had the longer plates. It was hard to keep the boat down in real rough water.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

My checkmate is 26' and came with 280S tabs. I replaced them with 380S tabs last year and the difference is amazing. Unless they drag, theres nothing too long IMO.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

Here's a new 29 Extreme with 28" tabs.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

28" Tabs on a 24 Schiada.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

Take a look at this video under HP 1000 Trim Tab and see how lift travel up <=> down tabs have

http://www.danamarineproducts.com/vi...TOKEN=50582358

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I have heard longer tabs are usually FASTER because they are more effective when you do use them,they can be ran parallel to the water just touching when landing in water or bouncing compared to a short bennet tab digging in water to be effective at all,Smitty

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

How much for the HP 1000 at 24 inches? What is included besides the tabs?

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I don't sell Dana Marine products.

Our tab prices can be found at www.trickmarine.net

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

I quote from their website; This trim tab kit includes one pair of tabs, two pumps with billet mounting plates, stainless braided lines, and a billet knob style dash switch. HP1000 tabs are 12" wide and 24" long. DMP's patented billet hinge design and the 1/2" thick billet construction make these tabs ideal for any high performance application.

Re: 24" tabs on a 27 foot boat?
 

what is the reason and benefit of mounting tabs level rather than angled like old days