trim tab question-Kplanes 280/380 swap
 

Do I need the whole assembly if my boat already has 280. Or can i just swap out the tabs them selves
-Mike

Just the tab the 380 will fit on the 280 mount.

That's right! Don't need anything other than the overpriced 380 plates.

Thanks guys. Also 1 last question. What if i just got the measurements and made them my self? Ive heard of a few peaople diong it. Get the aluminum and tig weld it all together?
-Mike

If u dont have extension boxes ,,u will not need longer tabs.
it will actually be bad for the speed and handling.
+ u would need to cut them down in an angle because your props would hit them around the dock ( ok,,can hit them ).

The welding,,,mmmhhhh,,i dont think its really that good of an idea.:party-smiley-004:

I have seen them where people make extensions and bolt them to the 280's.

But like i said ,,,i would leave it.

Give it a shot, I'm sure the plate part wouldn't be that difficult to fabricate. However you may not be much ahead money-wise after you buy materials and the amount of time you spend fabricating them. Depending on how much you value your time of course...

I can get the parts at almost no cost what so ever. A friend of mine is a Fabrication teacher at a Voc school so they pretty much pay for it all i do is drop of measurements and the do it for me. ANd if they cant i have a tig at my shop and all fab tools to do it with him getting the material for me.
thanks
-Mike

Interested in your 280's when you get them swapped out. Thanks!

If you do buy them, just make sure you get the correct ones. The newer style use a larger pin. The pivot pin has a plastic sleeve on it. The older ones had a smaller pin hole since there is no sleeve on the pin.
Eddie

Poker i will let you know when. Im going to take them off this weekend.
-Mike