LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #18   Report Post  
posted to rec.boats
Tim Tim is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Nov 2006
Posts: 19,107
Default Question about trim tabs

On Mar 30, 5:44*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
On Mar 30, 10:10 am, Tim wrote:

... I know that money spent in the right direction will save in
fuel and ride in the longer run. But over kill is still overkill. This
is a 23 ft. V-hull Marquis with a 350 GM engine and not some 3000 hp.
40 ft. Fountain off shore racer. So, anyone have any suggestions?


Tim, I missed this thread before and perhaps you have already found your
answer.
If you decide to got with trim tabs, it's important to get the right size..
In general, the width (or span) of each tab should be equal to 1-inch for
every foot of boat length.
So, a 23 foot boat should have tabs that are at least 23 inches wide.

Bennett has lots of experience and has a chart of recommended sizes:

http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com/trimtabkits.php

Eisboch


Thanks for the site, Rich.

it looks like my boat is in these categories

19'-24' (5.8-7.3 m) Limited Transom Space or Extra Lift 12" x
12" (30 x 30 cm)

20'-23' (6.0-7.0 m) Single I/O or Single Outboard 10" x 12" (25 x 30
cm) M120

22'-27' (6.7-8.3 m) Single I/O or Single Outboard 24" x 9" (61 x 23
cm)

When you say at least 23"s do you mean a piece? or combined?
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
trim tabs wf3h General 4 August 19th 09 04:05 PM
Trim tabs size question Big Daddy General 35 November 24th 04 04:51 PM
Trim Tabs aguasportboy General 4 December 5th 03 12:42 AM
Trim tabs Larry General 5 October 29th 03 01:55 AM
trim tabs werlax General 12 September 13th 03 03:11 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:58 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 BoatBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Boats"

 

Copyright © 2017