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Old 05-24-2021, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy
If I recall this is a #6 boat, if so there are no external rams to adjust like a bravo
I think he's talking about the indicator cable that is attached to the tabs, not the rams themselves from the sounds of it.

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that makes sense
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do your tabs look similar to this?
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Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill
I think he's talking about the indicator cable that is attached to the tabs, not the rams themselves from the sounds of it.
well the first post said trim.......you dont trim with the tabs........
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Originally Posted by Bad to the bone

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O.K. I can see what's going on with your tabs. They are connected to the indicator cable at a fixed point. I have the K-plane setup but it works pretty much the same. With the tas all the way down, unbolt/unhook the cable at the tab. Make sure that when you do this, you pull the end out until it's reading all the way down on the dash. Then, if it's the same, that end should tighten or shorten by screwing it in/out until it easily reaches the connection point on the tab. That's reading full down position at this point. Test it by raising it up and seeing what it reads.

That the simplest way I can describe the process.

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Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy
well the first post said trim.......you dont trim with the tabs........
True. I got my terminology mixed up. Tilt/trim on the outdrives. Tabs are the port/starboard stabilizers.
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There is some adjustment where the cables connect to the ram. The bad news is that if there is not enough adjustment there, you need to adjust it at the indicator gauge and that is no fun.
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Originally Posted by Griff
There is some adjustment where the cables connect to the ram. The bad news is that if there is not enough adjustment there, you need to adjust it at the indicator gauge and that is no fun.
Trust both of us....having to go to the guage side sucks very much bad.
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