Trim tabs....Electric VS Hydro's
 

My trim tabs are cracking apart so im in the market to buy a new system. The ones I have now are wolverine marine hydro's and the pumps etc are fine. I have driven boats with the electric lenco style tabs and I liked the clean look of the switches lenco has and they seemed to do the job well. Would it be a good idea to switch over to electric style tabs or stick with my hydrolic system? What are the pro's VS con's? I would assume I could shave off a little weight and save some space with the electric system but I want to be sure they work as good as the hydro's. Any suggestions on brands/kits I should look into? (Im more of a function over form guy so doesnt need to be all bling bling) Boat is a 32 huslter and I would like to squeeze every last MPH out of it while keeping the ability to plane at low speed.

Thanks
Nick

I wouldnt change to electric. Hydro are status quo.

Thanks for the input guys but I was looking for something on the lines of actual information on the subject. Anyone? Im sure this topic has come up before...Even a link to an informative thread would be great!

Nick

I would suggest sticking with the system you have and replacing / upgrading the parts that are broken.

I had custom tabs made to fit my Bennet actuators when my Bennett tabs started to bend.

I have to give props to Bennett customer service... every time I've tried to order a small part, they've just sent it to me free of charge, and i'm using their actuators way beyond their design intent.

If you run your boat hard you'll blow the light duty stuff to pieces.
K planes are the way to go.
Jim

Who sells good Hydro K-planes without the pumps?

You can get K planes from any merc dealer shop around 280 s are the most common. kit comes with everything less dash switches and indicators . You cannot mix and match pumps with other brands.
Jim