Recent content by tabman

You are on your own here, I would simply replace them with new ones and get another 45 years out of them :) The angle of the bend on leading edge of the Tab is very critical to fit into the bottom mount to get the proper travel and still stay in the mounting plate. We like riveting since it...

Here you go.

Bennett Trim Tabs As keysdisease points out we do sell replacement Trim Tab Assemblies and Dealers often can get them for you at a discount. As he also mentioned, when properly protected by a zinc anode or incorporated into a bonding system the Tabs often outlast the boat. They are...

It's also worth noting that the use of power trim on an outboard or inboard/outdrive (I/O) and Trim Tabs together can achieve better results than the use of power trim alone to get the boat's best running angle and maximum thrust at the same time. If the boat is running at a bow high attitude...

Interesting conversation! Trim Tabs on a well designed hull allow the hull to run at its optimum running attitude over a broader range of speed, sea conditions and weight distribution. Far from band-aides, they allow the good characteristics that a designer has developed to work in a larger...

Actually, larger Trim Tabs do not necessarily add more drag. The larger Trim Tab will need to be deflected to less of an angle to generate the same amount of lift as a smaller one. So it will have a better lift to drag ratio. Also properly installed Trim Tabs angle up above the hull bottom...

Thanks Stu! Tom

Stu, The Trim Tabs look really great, and the bottom mount hinges on them look perfect. If you don't mind I am going to forward the pictures and thread to a few folks at the factory so they can see them installed and read about the results. Tom McGow Bennett Marine

I'm just teasing ;) I really want to see physical progress! I've seen the pictures a hundred times, like most folks I want to see something new, forward movement, concrete progress.

Yawn :)

I must have had Cut Once mixed up with someone else (senior moment).

I see Chris's point. Would you have to swim around the boat to move the board and then swim back around to climb on it to right it? From my dinghy racing days I remember the boat blowing over again when trying to recover from a capsize to windward in really windy conditions. It could get...

Cool.

So what happens when a tack is missed and the boat is lying aback, and there is no input from the pilot?

Good Lord Doug, Take this the right way please. . . Just get on with building your model and skip the repetitive posts. You seem to be fixed on the idea, so as they say, "Build it and they will come".