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Default Question about trim tabs

On Mar 31, 11:56*am, jamesgangnc wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:05*pm, Wayne.B wrote:

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:42:20 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Each one. *As the Bennett site suggests, the width or span is more important
than
how far out they come out from the transom (chord).


Bennett is a great outfit to do business with also. *They stand behind
their products and are easy to reach on the phone for advice.


I have the hydralic ones and when I needed to repair my hydralic pump
bennett wouldn't sell me parts. *They wanted me to buy a new pump. *I
ended up fixing it without them. *I might try the electric ones if I
had to do it again but they may have their own flaws. *I have had the
bennett hydralic tabs for about 10 years and the one time I had to fix
the pump was not really their fault, it got water in it.


Can the pump be mounted up high or up towards the front to keep it
from water logging?