I read, with great interest, three or four boating/fishing newsgroups. A
couple of them recently ( this one included) have had some discussions
about....... "which brand/style/method of tabs is BEST???".........

Just like cars or trucks, or boats....no one ever actually wins any of those
arguments. We all have our own preferences and our prejudices. Most
clearly, though...is that NONE of the respondents who OWN tabs, ever think
that TABS (any brand of tabs) are a bad thing! It doesn't seem to matter
WHICH brand you like...all the owners love them.

Just a thought.............. for a late Christmas present to yourself and
your boat.

I have no affiliation with any Tab manufacturers, other than to own a set of
them.

--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners
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On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:08:04 GMT, "RichG"
wrote:

I read, with great interest, three or four boating/fishing newsgroups. A
couple of them recently ( this one included) have had some discussions
about....... "which brand/style/method of tabs is BEST???".........

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Bennett Tabs has an outstanding customer service reputation, well
deserved in my experience.

www.bennetttrimtabs.com

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
Bennett Tabs has an outstanding customer service reputation, well
deserved in my experience.


I have the Bennett Tabs on my Doral and the tabs are fantastic. Never had a
problem with them.

Jim Carter, Port Captain
"The Boat"
Bayfield

"RichG" wrote in message
m...
I read, with great interest, three or four boating/fishing newsgroups. A
couple of them recently ( this one included) have had some discussions
about....... "which brand/style/method of tabs is BEST???".........

Just like cars or trucks, or boats....no one ever actually wins any of
those
arguments. We all have our own preferences and our prejudices. Most
clearly, though...is that NONE of the respondents who OWN tabs, ever think
that TABS (any brand of tabs) are a bad thing! It doesn't seem to matter
WHICH brand you like...all the owners love them.

Just a thought.............. for a late Christmas present to yourself and
your boat.

I have no affiliation with any Tab manufacturers, other than to own a set
of
them.

--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

I have (instatrim, Boatleveler Co) trimtabs on my 21' CC SeaFox. They make a
world of difference in certain seas. Since I go out 40 miles by myself more
than occasionally, I would recommend them highly, at least for around the
size boats that I have. I haven't piloted anything bigger than my boat so
that's all the experience I can share.

RichG,
For customer service, Bennett Taps are reputed to be tops.
Paul

"RichG" wrote in message
m...
I read, with great interest, three or four boating/fishing newsgroups. A
couple of them recently ( this one included) have had some discussions
about....... "which brand/style/method of tabs is BEST???".........

Just like cars or trucks, or boats....no one ever actually wins any of
those
arguments. We all have our own preferences and our prejudices. Most
clearly, though...is that NONE of the respondents who OWN tabs, ever think
that TABS (any brand of tabs) are a bad thing! It doesn't seem to matter
WHICH brand you like...all the owners love them.

Just a thought.............. for a late Christmas present to yourself and
your boat.

I have no affiliation with any Tab manufacturers, other than to own a set
of
them.

--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners
.

I have had both Bennett and Boat Leveler trim tabs. I installed the
Bennetts on my 30 ft. CC and ran into a small problem with the switch.
Bennett was located in St. Clair Shores, MI at the time, a short drive
for me. One of plant managers took my into an office and literally drew
a new diagram for the electricsl hook up and made it clear that I should
come back and see him personally if I had any further problem. It all
went well after that. I have Boat Levelers on my 21 footer now and I
can't see any difference in performance. One disadvantage to the
Bennetts is the lines are a hard plastic material and tend to get
brittle. I was on a CC in Atlantic City getting ready to leave for FL
and we broke one of the lines. It was almost impossible to "jury rig"
the line and we were forced to wait till we could get a proper fitting
to repair it. The Boat Levelers use neoprine hose similar to fuel line
and are easy to repair. However, the hose is exposed outside the boat
and under water. A muskrat chewed mine up once and I repaired it on the
trailer in about 20 min. Still, given a choice, I would opt for the
Bennetts..

Happy boating, Norm