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On 21 Nov 2004 17:35:54 -0800, (Big Daddy) wrote:

Hello. I have a 29' Chaparral (great boat) with twin v-6's and Volvo
duoprops. It comes on plane extremely fast if I work the trim tabs
full and use the outdrive tilt. You almost don't even know the bow is
raising!

My question is...in lieu of the damn gas prices, I'm wondering if I
could get better mileage if I added larger trim tabs so that the boat
would plane at a slower speed. Right now, I have to get it to 3,000
rpm's to bring it down on plane.

Any thoughts?

Based on my experience, I've never used trim tabs to bring a boat on
or off plane. On my Contender, it's more a question of lateral
balance in unfavorable sea conditions and for keeping proper bow entry
in seas. Then again, I have outboards, so the conditions may be
different.

I don't think larger trim tabs are going to help much because of drag
issues. I'm not all that familiar with I/Os, but with outboards,
plane is more a function of proper engine trim and throttle setting.
On my Ranger, a 20 footer which doesn't have trim tabs, it's all
about engine angle and throttle setting. On the Contender, I hardly
twitch the tabs unless I absolutely have to.

I would think that larger trim tabs would create more drag, thus less
performance, thus more gas used.

Later,

Tom

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