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Old 04-26-2007 | 07:30 AM
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Want to replace my boat leveler metal plate 12"x12" tabs to K-plane style tabs. Not sure what length to go with. The boat is a 29' Enticer PQ. Has some good chine walk at 65-68 mph would like to try and stabilize that. Would bigger tabs help? What size if so and what brand? Longer the better or not ??
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Old 04-26-2007 | 07:49 AM
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You don't need anything longer than a 280 K-plane. Long tabs on short LOA boats can be dangerous. A hint of tab should help with the chine walk on the big end.
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Old 04-26-2007 | 09:32 AM
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Want to replace my boat leveler metal plate 12"x12" tabs to K-plane style tabs. Not sure what length to go with. The boat is a 29' Enticer PQ. Has some good chine walk at 65-68 mph would like to try and stabilize that. Would bigger tabs help? What size if so and what brand? Longer the better or not ??
What brand recommendations???
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Old 04-26-2007 | 10:47 AM
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If Merc's K-planes are too pricey for your budget, Dana makes some nice aftermarket tabs.
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Old 04-27-2007 | 07:29 AM
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What about Eddie Marine? They look the same as Dana? How long are the 280 K-Planes?
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Old 04-27-2007 | 09:34 AM
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So in boats under 30' is the danger of the longer tabs that they could cause the boat to trip and stuff?

I always thought the longer tabs were better in the aspect that they increase the length of the bottom, but their downside was that they could sometimes drag and scrub speed.
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Old 04-27-2007 | 12:54 PM
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My friend has a 302 Boss Baja with 380 k-planes. He told me to get those?? (too long??)
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Hardin Marine has a 23" and a 28" trim tab anyone have experience with these tabs??
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Old 04-29-2007 | 12:21 AM
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I changed my 280s to 380s on my baja24ol lovem you just have to know your boat you can stuff with any tab .
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