On Aug 19, 10:19*am, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:21:31 -0700 (PDT), wf3h penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|The boat I bought doesn't have trim tabs. *Cruising speed is 12 kts,
|with 18 max (semi-displacement hull). Are trim tabs useful or
|necessary? Boat has a full keel...and is 26' long'
|
|opinions?
|
|Thanks much

You *might* make use of them. Here is the rationale:http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com/guidetotrimtabs.php

If one or more of those conditions don't exist, you probably don't
need them.

If you do decide to go with them, a 30" span would be about right and
the 12" cord would be desirable for the cruising speed of your boat.

Bennett has top notch customer service. Before all of the political
crap here, Tom McGow of Bennett Marine used to be a frequent poster
and helped a lot of people with tech support and freebie replacement
parts.


thanks much, appreciate it. will take the boat out and see how she
behaves...